Patents Assigned to Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Publication number: 20190136257
    Abstract: The ReXEG1 gene for improving plant disease resistance has a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1, and encodes a product having an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 3. It has a key role in resistance of tobacco to Phytophthora pathogens. Overexpression of this gene significantly promotes the resistance of tobacco to various Phytophthora species, and is a desirable gene for enhancing the plant disease resistance. The gene is allowed to express in tobacco by genetic transformation to improve resistance to various pathogens to tobacco, thereby improving the disease resistance of crops in field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuanchao WANG, Yan WANG
  • Publication number: 20190017853
    Abstract: A crop growth sensing apparatus and method supporting agricultural machinery variable-quantity fertilization, includes a shock-absorbing support, a shock-absorbing frame, and a cantilever beam. The shock-absorbing support is connected to an agricultural machinery vehicle frame. The cantilever beam is pivotally connected above a shock-absorbing spring of the shock-absorbing support. The cantilever beam, by means shock-absorbing springs mounted thereabove and thereunder, is pivotally connected to the shock-absorbing frame. The shock-absorbing frame is fixedly connected to a crop growth sensor. The crop growth sensing method employs an engine vibration model of the agricultural machinery and a vibration model for vehicle wheels and farmland road surface as excitations in analyzing vibrations of a crop growth multispectral sensor shock-absorbing apparatus to determine the number and mount positions of sensitive elements of the crop growth multispectral sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Weixing CAO, Yan ZHU, Shanshan YU, Yongchao TIAN, Xia YAO, Fangrong PANG, Lili YAO, Fang LIU
  • Publication number: 20190011355
    Abstract: A crop growth monitoring device based on a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Lili YAO, Yan ZHU, Weixing CAO, Xia YAO, Yongchao TIAN, Fang LIU, Fangrong PANG
  • Patent number: 10106815
    Abstract: A Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat and uses thereof are disclosed, in which the FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat has a cDNA sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. A protein TaFHB1 encoded by the FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. The protein includes 274 amino acids, and has an isoelectric point of 10.85. The FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat is transferred to wheat by crossing and multiple generations of backcrossing, to increase the resistance of wheat to FHB. Because the gene is an endogenous gene existing in the cereal crop wheat, the presence of the gene has no influence on the food safety of plants, such that the gene can be used in crop breeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhengqiang Ma, Guoqiang Li, Haiyan Jia, Shulin Xue, Zhongxin Kong, Na Li
  • Patent number: 10021870
    Abstract: A real-time counting insecticidal lamp includes a rainproof cover, a LED lamp body, an insect receiver, and a high-voltage grid; the rainproof cover is arranged above the lamp body, the insect receiver is arranged below the lamp body, and the high-voltage grid is arranged at the periphery of the lamp body; the high-voltage grid includes a high-voltage direct current power supply and N-1 wires, and the N-1 wires are arranged in parallel in each interval to form a circle, wherein, N is no less than 10; top ends of the wires are all connected to the power supply end of the power supply, but one of two adjacent wires is electrically connected to the positive end of the power supply while the other is electrically connected to the negative end; the real-time counting insecticidal lamp also includes a counting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Xiaochan Wang, Tingting Yan, Guoxiang Sun, Guyue Hu
  • Patent number: 9949479
    Abstract: It relates to a pesticide composition for preventing and controlling fusarium head blight, which contains 1 to 150 parts by weight of jinggangmycin and 1 to 20 parts by weight of metconazole per mu. The pesticide composition of the present invention has an obvious synergistic effect when used for preventing and controlling fusarium head blight, and can remarkably enhance the effect of preventing and controlling head blight, increasing the ability of the human being in preventing and controlling head blight of triticeae crops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mingguo Zhou, Yabing Duan, Jianxin Wang
  • Patent number: 9926573
    Abstract: Disclosed is a glyphosate-tolerant gene. The nucleotide sequence of the gene is SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 5, and a mutant form of the gene that maintains the glyphosate-tolerant activity. The amino acid sequence of a protein encoded by the gene is respectively SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, or SEQ ID NO: 6, and a mutant form of amino acids in a conserved region 1 of positions 280 to 294 and in a conserved region 2 of positions 416 to 433. Also disclosed is the use of the gene and the mutant form thereof in the production of a glyphosate-resistant/tolerant plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng Qiang, Chanjuan Mao, Shiguo Chen, Weimin Dai, Xiaoling Song
  • Publication number: 20170267599
    Abstract: A method for preparing a solid Trichoderma seed from direct fermentation of crop straws with Trichoderma, and a product prepared by using the same. The method includes adding a liquid amino acid to the crop straws, adjusting the initial pH to 3.0-4.0, and inoculating a liquid Trichoderma seed for solid fermentation. An acidity that allows Trichoderma to grow and multiply rapidly and inhibits the growth of other non-target fungi is established in the material by adjusting its pH value, an optimum nutritional formula for Trichoderma is screened out, and an inexpensive proprietary process for preparing a solid Trichoderma seed through fermentation is established. 1% of the solid Trichoderma seed is added to a matured compost, which allows the density of Trichoderma spores in the Trichoderma amended bioorganic fertilizer to reach above 5×107 spores/g, and the production increasing effect is considerable after the Trichoderma amended bioorganic fertilizer is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong SHEN, Qiwei HUANG, Dongyang LIU, Rong LI
  • Publication number: 20170260109
    Abstract: A method for preparing a fertilizer using straws and prepared straw organic fertilizer; the method includes: composting straws, spraying a compositing microbial solution containing amino acids to start decomposition of straws, and adjusting humidity of a straw compost, times of spraying a solution of product nutrients, component of the solution to obtain an up-to-standard commercial straw organic fertilizer; and keeping the composting temperature about 70° C. for long time by adjusting the turning time of the straw compost and collocation time of spraying the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong SHEN, Qiwei HUANG, Rong LI
  • Patent number: 9738900
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Publication number: 20170211090
    Abstract: A Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat and uses thereof are disclosed, in which the FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat has a cDNA sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. A protein TaFHB1 encoded by the FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. The protein includes 274 amino acids, and has an isoelectric point of 10.85. The FHB resistant gene Tafhb1 of wheat is transferred to wheat by crossing and multiple generations of backcrossing, to increase the resistance of wheat to FHB. Because the gene is an endogenous gene existing in the cereal crop wheat, the presence of the gene has no influence on the food safety of plants, such that the gene can be used in crop breeding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhengqiang MA, Guoqiang LI, Haiyan JIA, Shulin XUE, Zhongxin KONG, Na LI
  • Patent number: 9669247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of applied and environmental microorganism and agriculture. Disclosed are a thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE and uses thereof. The thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE has a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, full length of 1194 bp, and G+C content of 51.09%, and encodes 398 amino acids with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2. The thifensulfuron hydrolase TsmE provided by the present invention can degrade completely 100 mg/L thifensulfuron within 1 hour into the herbicidally inactive product thiophenesulfonic acid; in addition, the TsmE also degrade completely 100 mg/L haloxyfop-R-methyl within 1 hour. Therefore, the thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE is useful in construction of thifensulfuron-resistant transgenic crops and bioremediation of thifensulfuron or haloxyfop-R-methyl-contaminated environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shunpeng Li, Jian He, Baojian Hang
  • Publication number: 20170043895
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synergistic sterilizing and preserving method for fresh meat with high voltage electric field plasma and nano photocatalysis, which belongs to the technical field of cold sterilization of food package. The method comprises the steps: uniformly mixing a photocatalyst, a coupling agent and coating liquid at a high speed, performing the coupling to obtain modified coating liquid, smearing the coating liquid onto fee surface of a plastic packaging film to obtain a packaging material with a photocatalytic bacteriostatic function, packaging fresh meat in an MAP (modified atmosphere packing) manner by adopting the bacteriostatic packaging material, wherein a coating containing fee photocatalytic material is disposed at the inner side of a package, placing the packed fresh meat between two electrodes of a plasma generating device, and performing the plasma sterilization under the condition of a high voltage electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianhao ZHANG, Jiamei WANG, Hong ZHUANG
  • Publication number: 20160340689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a glyphosate-tolerant gene. The nucleotide sequence of the gene is SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 5, and a mutant form of the gene that maintains the glyphosate-tolerant activity. The amino acid sequence of a protein encoded by the gene is respectively SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, or SEQ ID NO: 6, and a mutant form of amino acids in a conserved region 1 of positions 280 to 294 and in a conserved region 2 of positions 416 to 433. Also disclosed is the use of the gene and the mutant form thereof in the production of a glyphosate-resistant/tolerant plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng QIANG, Chanjuan MAO, Shiguo CHEN, Weimin DAI, Xiaoling SONG
  • Patent number: 9468209
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I), or (II), or a salt thereof, for eradicating weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng Qiang, Shiguo Chen, Chunlong Yang, Xinbin Dai, Yunfa Dong
  • Patent number: 9012721
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Patent number: 8921274
    Abstract: A method of eradicating weeds by applying to the weeds a compound derived from 3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Sheng Qiang, Shiguo Chen, Chunlong Yang, Xinbin Dai, Yunfa Dong
  • Publication number: 20140325700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of applied and environmental microorganism and agriculture. Disclosed are a thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE and uses thereof. The thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE has a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO.1, full length of 1194 bp, and G+C content of 51.09%, and encodes 398 amino acids with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.2. The thifensulfuron hydrolase TsmE provided by the present invention can degrade completely 100 mg/L thifensulfuron within 1 hour into the herbicidally inactive product thiophenesulfonic acid; in addition, the TsmE also degrade completely 100 mg/L haloxyfop-R-methyl within 1 hour. Therefore, the thifensulfuron hydrolase gene tsmE is useful in construction of thifensulfuron-resistant transgenic crops and bioremediation of thifensulfuron or haloxyfop-R-methyl-contaminated environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shunpeng Li, Jian He, Baojian Hang
  • Publication number: 20140223603
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Publication number: 20140075839
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of forest ecological culture and discloses a method for improving the survival rate of a directly-planted seedling and a transplanting seedling of a haloxylon plant in desert or semi-desert environment. In desert and semi-desert areas meeting a certain condition, the base part of the stem of the directly-planted seedling or the transplanting seedling of the haloxylon plant is protected by using a cylindrical pipe or hollow bullet-shaped pipe of a certain specification from damage or even death caused by stress factors such as a ground surface layer at high temperature. Through the present invention, the survival rate of a directly-planted seedling and a transplanting seedling of the haloxylon plant under extremely stress conditions in the desert and semi-desert areas can be obviously improved, and the average improvement rate is over 50%, the quick growth and development of individuals are promoted and the annual mass growth is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hao Ma, Tian Yu, Cai Ren, Xiaoling He