Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reversible transgenic plant male sterility system wherein the male sterility is induced by amiRNA and a reversible transgenic plant male sterility system comprising a male sterility construct comprising an isolated nucleic acid encoding a precursor amiRNA encoding an amiRNA targeted to a gene involved in pollen development, and a male fertility restorer construct comprising an isolated nucleic acid encoding a mutated copy of the gene involved in pollen development, or multiple copies of said gene involved in pollen development, or a single copy of said gene involved in pollen development under the control of a strong promoter.

Abstract: A method (300) of managing energy consumption associated with premises includes firstly generating (302) and storing an initial energy profile (304) of the premises. The profile (304) includes information characterising the premises, such as occupancy patterns, function of the premises, geographical location, installed appliances (108), and so forth. An expected energy usage (308) associated with the premises is computed over a predetermined time period based upon the information in the initial energy profile (304). Actual energy usage (312) associated with the premises is then recorded over the predetermined time period and the energy profile (304) is adaptively updated based upon the recorded energy usage (312). The energy profile (304) and the actual energy usage (312) are used to manage energy consumption associated with the premises. An installable system (100) and apparatus (102) for implementing the method at premises are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for disrupting pollen development in a plant, the method comprising inhibiting the expression of an endogenous nucleic acid molecule which is, under normal conditions, detectably expressed in anther tissue of a plant during pollen formation, and which codes for a protein belonging to the MYB class of DNA binding transcription factors. Particularly, the nucleic acid molecule whose expression is blocked encodes MYB 32 or MYB 103. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules for use in the method, use of the method in producing male sterile plants and transgenic plants produced in accordance with the method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides as isolated anther specific promoter nucleic acid molecule homologous to the Ta39 promoter of tobacco. Also contemplated are uses of the nucleic acid molecule to direct expression of a heterologous nucleic acid molecule to anther and/or pollen of a plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.

Abstract: An insecticide of formula 1 1

Abstract: This invention relates to a (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase (glucanase EII endohydrolase) enzyme, whose amino acid sequence has been modified in order to provide an enzyme whose three-dimensional structure confers improved thermostability and/or pH stability. Specific modifications are based upon a comparison between the three-dimensional structure (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase and that of (1→3)-&bgr;-glucanase. The (1→3, 1→4)-&bgr;-glucanase gene has been modified by site-directed mutagenesis, and modified enzymes have been expressed in E. coli. Modified sequences, DNA molecules encoding them, plasmids, expression vectors and transgenic plants are disclosed.

Abstract: An angular resolved spectrometer is provided which is capable of analyzing the energy of charged particles from an analysis source and simultaneouosly obtaining spectra with a resolution of .+-.1.0.degree. for a range of angles of emission up to an order of 340.degree. in a single selected plane of emission. Concentric toroidal electrode sectors move charged particles with emission angles -.alpha..sub.o .ltoreq..alpha..ltoreq.+.alpha..sub.o, any .beta. angle, and a chosen energy, entering at a path midway of the inlet end of an open-ended annular toroidal-contoured passageway formed by said concentric toroidal sectors and between which an electrical field is arranged in operation to be established, so that charged particles with said energy and angles (.alpha.,.beta.) will be refocused such that those charged particles with differing .alpha. angles are strongly refocused but those charged particles with differing .beta. angles are only weakly refocused, thereby to retain the required .beta.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for physical separation of aleurone cell particles and pericarp-testa particles from commercial wheat bran, the method comprises removing from a fraction of aleurone cell particles and pericarp-testa articles within the sieve mesh range of larger than about 130 .mu.m and smaller than about 290 .mu.m, obtained from commerical wheat bran by subjecting the bran to hammer-milling whereby the bran is broken and reduced into particles which consist predominantly of pericarp-testa particles and aleurone cell particles and then sized to the sieve mesh range, a fraction of particles which are smaller than about 40 .mu.m and electrostatically charging the remaining aleurone cell particles and pericarp-testa particles.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an enzyme extract containing glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucokinase, pyruvate kinase and fructokinase, derived from microorganism cells, by subjecting Zymomonas mobilis bacterium cells to extraction with an extraction medium comprising a partially water-miscible organic solvent; a non-ionic surfactant; and lysozyme; under neutral to alkaline pH conditions to provide an extract containing said enzymes.