Abstract: Disclosed are double stranded RNA molecules that are toxic to coleopteran insects. In particular, interfering RNA molecules capable of interfering with pest target genes and that are toxic to the target pest are provided. Further, methods of making and using the interfering RNA, for example in transgenic plants or as the active ingredient in a composition, to confer protection from insect damage are disclosed.

Abstract: Non-aqueous pesticidal macrolide compositions are provided which comprise (A) a major amount of at least one non-aqueous solvent selected from a glycol ether and a lactimide; (B) a minor amount of a mixture of (i) at least one pesticide selected from abamectin and emamectin benzoate, and (ii) optionally, at least one surfactant. In one embodiment, the at least one pesticide selected from abamectin and emamectin benzoate is present in the composition in an amount of at least 7% by weight. In another embodiment, the compositions of the invention are chemically stable. The compositions of the invention can be used directly as a concentrate for treating or reducing tree pest infestations by trunk injection or with dilution in water for control of pests in crops of useful plants.

Abstract: Provided here are methods of using a mutated patatin-like phospholipase II? (“pPLAII?,” renamed here MATRILINEAL) to induce haploid induction in plants, cloning a pPLAII? to induce haploid induction in plants, and genetically engineering a plant to contain a mutated pPLAII?. Also provided are methods of applying topical and spray chemicals, lipids, and RNAi molecules to plants during pollination in order to induce haploid production. Further provided are methods of chemically treating plants during pollination to induce haploids while also reducing embryo abortion and increasing seed set.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, preferably for controlling and/or preventing infestation of stinkbugs in soybean, comprising applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) modified to comprise heterologous carbohydrate binding modules and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean varieties CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, or EW1660267 in a breeding program.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modifying a target site in the genome of a plant cell. Such modifications include integration of a transgene and mutations. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for identifying and enriching for cells which comprise a modified target site.

Abstract: The invention provides an animal feed composition comprising microbial ?-amylase, for example, an animal feed composition comprising transgenic plant material comprising a microbial ?-amylase (e.g., a thermostable microbial ?-amylase). The invention further provides methods of increasing animal performance and/or the efficiency of feed utilization by an animal (e.g., for milk or meat production), comprising feeding to the animal an animal feed composition of the present invention.

Abstract: The present inventions concerns use of a certain methoxyacrylate compound to control mosquitoes, and vector control solutions comprising a defined methoxyacrylate compound, in particular the invention relates to a substrate, to a composition, for controlling mosquitoes comprising a defined methoxyacrylate compound, and to certain methoxyacrylate compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as pesticides, and especially fungicides.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the doubling of a plant cell's chromosome by applying an electromagnetic field and methods for obtaining a doubled-haploid plant cell. In some embodiments, the plant cell is selected from the group comprising maize, rice, tomato, and tobacco. Also disclosed is an apparatus for applying an electromagnetic field to a plant cell.

Abstract: Non-aqueous pesticidal macrolide compositions are provided which comprise (A) a major amount of at least one non-aqueous solvent selected from a glycol ether and a lactimide; (B) a minor amount of a mixture of (i) at least one pesticide selected from abamectin and emamectin benzoate, and (ii) optionally, at least one surfactant. In one embodiment, the at least one pesticide selected from abamectin and emamectin benzoate is present in the composition in an amount of at least 7% by weight. In another embodiment, the compositions of the invention are chemically stable. The compositions of the invention can be used directly as a concentrate for treating or reducing tree pest infestations by trunk injection or with dilution in water for control of pests in crops of useful plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds Formula (I): wherein Q, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to compositions comprising said compounds, and methods of controlling weeds using said compounds and/or compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new plant growth regulation composition comprising a compound of Formula (Ia) and trinexapac-ethyl. (Ia). It also relates to a method for enhancing or regulating the growth of plants comprising applying said composition.

Abstract: Methods of producing sugar cane transplant units that includes planting sugar cane propagation materials in a non-segregated planting medium to produce a sugar cane where the planting of the sugar cane propagation materials results in an emerged plant density of 25 to 200 plants per square meter; growing the sugar plant to an age of at least 4 months; harvesting the stalks of the sugar cane plant when the stalks have a length of 10 to 100 centimeters; cutting the harvested stalks into stalk segments, wherein the stalk segments are cut to a length of 1 to 5 centimeters; and planting one or more of the stalk segments into a planting container that has a volume from 10 to 200 cubic centimeters.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to immunoassays, and more particularly to monoclonal antibodies and immunoassays for the differential detection and quantitation of a wild-type crystal protein, such as a wild-type-Cry1Ab, from Bacillus thuringiensis and hybrid crystal proteins, which comprise all or a significant portion of the wild-type Cry protein in complex biological samples comprising both the wild-type Cry protein and one or more of the hybrid Cry proteins.

Abstract: Provided are isolated cDNAs comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 52 or SEQ ID NO: 53. Also provided are expression cassettes; vectors; transgenic plant cells; plants, plant parts, and seeds; isolated polypeptides; amplicons and informative fragments of the presently disclosed nucleic acids; compositions that include amplification primer pairs; methods for producing plants that exhibit HI; methods for identifying the presence or absence of an allele associated with HI in a plant; methods for introgressing Haploid-inducing nucleotide sequences into plants; and methods for selecting parental plants predicted to produce progeny generations with plants that exhibit Haploid Induction trait.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean varieties CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, or EW1660267 in a breeding program.

Abstract: A novel transgenic corn elite event designated MZIR098 is disclosed. The invention relates to DNA sequences of the recombinant constructs inserted into the corn genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site that resulted in elite event MZIR098. The invention further relates to assays for detecting the presence of the DNA sequences of corn elite event MZIR098, to corn plants and corn seeds comprising the genotype thereof, and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the elite event MZIR098 genotype with itself or another corn variety.