Abstract: The present invention relates to an ALS inhibitor herbicide tolerant Beta vulgaris plant and parts thereof comprising a mutation of an endogenous acetolactate synthase (ALS) gene, wherein the ALS gene encodes an ALS polypeptide containing an amino acid different from tryptophan at a position 569 of the ALS polypeptide.

Abstract: Inbred corn line, designated MM59 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MM59, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MM59, and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line MM59 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line MM59 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line MM59.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated BB202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB202, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB202 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB202 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BB202 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB202.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated MN26 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MN26, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MN26 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line MN26 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line MN26 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line MN26.

Abstract: Inbred corn line, designated IL3, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line IL3, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line IL3, and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line IL3 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line IL3 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line IL3.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated CC8 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line CC8, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line CC8 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line CC8 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line CC8 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line CC8.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated CB18 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line CB18, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line CB18 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line CB18 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line CB18 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line CB18.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated MM53 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MM53, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MM53 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line MM53 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line MM53 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line MM53.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated BB87 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB87, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB87 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB87 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BB87 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB87.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated MN29 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MN29, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MN29 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line MN29 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line MN29 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line MN29.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a transgenic plant of the species Solanum tuberosum with a resistance to an oomycete of the genus Phytophthora, transgenic parts of such a plant, a method for its manufacture and to a composition for external application to plants. On the one hand, nucleotide sequences in accordance with SEQ ID NOS:1-43 are provided from Phytophthora in a host plant-induced gene silencing strategy in potato plants; on the other hand, a fungicide for plant treatment is provided.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated II11 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line II11, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line II11 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line II11 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line II11 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line II11.

Abstract: Inbred corn line designated BB202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB202, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB202 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB202 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BB202 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB202.

Abstract: The present invention provides pathogen-resistant transgenic plants which exhibit a resistance protein-mediated pathogen defence reaction in a cell of the plant under stringent control owing to a pathogen infection. In this case, as inducer of the pathogen defence, parts of avirulence proteins are used, the stable integration of which is possible by means of usual transformation methods. In addition, the invention relates to a composition of nucleic acids which, after integration into the genome of a plant, mediates the pathogen resistance therein, to a method for producing a pathogen-resistant plant, and to plants for producing a pathogen-resistant plant.

Abstract: A nucleic acid suitable for reducing the enzymatic activity of an invertase for configuring a sucrose storage organ of a plant, wherein the sucrose concentration is increased relative to the sucrose concentration of an unchanged control sucrose storage organ of the same genotype at a comparable stage of development. The increase in sucrose concentration by X percentage points can thereby lead to a changed or unchanged sucrose storage organ yield, wherein, in the case of a reduction in the sucrose storage organ yield, the reduction is a maximum of 5X percent. The invention further relates to a method for increasing the sucrose yield in agricultural production of sugar beet or sugar cane plants, wherein sugar beet or sugar cane plants are used, the genetic makeup thereof being set up for reducing the enzymatic activity of an invertase.

Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated BC115, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BC115, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BC115 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BC115 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BC115 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BC115.

Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated cis-regulatory element imparting pathogen inducibility or elicitor inducibility, which comprises a nucleic acid molecule, the nucleotide sequence of which corresponds to one of the core sequence motifs comprising a) vaaagtm, b) aaacca, c) scaaam, d) acrcg, e) sktgkact, f) mrtsack, g) ccaccaa, h) tcgtctcttc (SEQ ID NO: 35), i) wwkgwc or a core sequence motif complementary to a) to i).

Abstract: The invention relates to a pathogen-inducible synthetic promoter which is suitable for regulating the transcription of a nucleic acid, and includes a minimal promoter, characterized in that the minimal promoter includes a sequence motif a) dbrmwa or b) twcccmt which is disposed downstream from a TATA region and in front of a transcription starting point which is located on the minimal promoter and at which transcription of the nucleic acid to be regulated starts.

Abstract: A promoter with an organ-specific activity in plants. The promoter is characterized in that it exhibits greater activity in the storage organs of plants than in other organs of said plants and that the promoter activity is modified after the harvest of the storage organs and is greater than prior to said harvest.

Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated ML12, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line ML12, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line ML12 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line ML12 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line ML12 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line ML12.