Abstract: This disclosure provides transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic events for the desired enhanced trait.

Abstract: Novel beet, such as beet designated AMARENA is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of beet AMARENA, to the plants and plant parts of beet AMARENA, and to methods for producing a beet plant by crossing the beet AMARENA with itself or another beet plant. Provided herewith are methods for producing a beet 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 beet plants derived from the beet AMARENA.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011136. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011136, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011136 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011136.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011025. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011025, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011025 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011025.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011079. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011079, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011079 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011079.

Abstract: The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated C0516A3154. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety C0516A3154. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety C0516A3154 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety C0516A3154 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011070. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011070, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011070 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011070.

Abstract: Numerous plant microbes, including the vascular-limited Candidatus spp.—causal agents of citrus greening and potato zebra chip diseases—are non-culturable. The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, methods and systems for culturing such organisms. For example, the present disclosure relates to methods for culturing, propagating, and characterizing fastidious vascular-colonizing microbes using a hairy root system (e.g., in vitro, in planta). The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to methods for cultivating a fastidious plant microbe including: contacting a plant (e.g., a tomato plant, a potato plant, a citrus plant) colonized by a fastidious plant microbe (e.g., Xylella fastidiosa, Candidatus Liberibacter spp.) with a suspension of R. rhizogenes under conditions that permit induction of hairy roots colonized with the fastidious plant microbe, and propagating the colonized microbial hairy roots.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011049. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011049, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011049 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011049.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for modifying naturally non-mycorrhizal plants to produce modified plants that can be colonized by a mycorrhizal fungus having increased nitrogen and phosphorus uptake, increased drought tolerance/resistance, increased resistance to fungal and/or bacterial pathogens, and/or increased growth rate, yield and/or biomass production of a naturally non-mycorrhizal plant. The invention further relates to plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells produced by the methods of the invention as well as harvested and processed products from the plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells.

Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-219, 367-5628, 9688-9700, and 9709-9752; and isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 220-366, 5629-9400, 9701-9708, and 9753-9796. Also provided are transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress of a plant.

Abstract: Methods of extracting ribonucleic acid from plant tissue involve treating multiple groups of plant seeds with different plant growth regulators. Each group of plant seeds can be treated with a different plant growth regulator. Methods further involve germinating the plant seeds to form seedlings, harvesting tissue samples from subgroups within each group of plant seeds and seedlings at different timepoints, and extracting total RNA from each harvested tissue sample. Methods can also involve sequencing the extracted RNA, determining an expression level of a plurality of genes relative to a negative control, and identifying a subset of differentially expressed genes at each distinct timepoint.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a number of sequences involved in axillary bud growth in tobacco, methods of using such sequences, tobacco plants carrying modifications to such sequences or transgenes of such sequences, and tobacco products made from tobacco leaf harvested from such plants.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for Ochrobactrum-mediated transformation of plants are provided. Methods include but are not limited to using an Ochrobactrum strain to transfer a polynucleotide of interest to a plant cell. These include VirD2-dependent methods. Compositions include an Ochrobactrum strain, transfer DNAs, constructs and/or plasmids. These include Ochrobactrum strains having a plasmid comprising one or more virulence gene(s), border region, and/or origin of replication. Plant cells, tissues, plants, and seeds comprising a polynucleotide of interest produced by the methods are also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are garlic plants capable of producing substantial amounts of botanical seed, i.e. at least 500 viable seeds per garlic plant. Also provided herein is a use of the present garlic plant for the production of botanical seeds, i.e. at least 500 viable seeds per garlic plant and to seeds and plant parts obtainable from the present garlic plants. Specifically, provided herein are garlic plants capable of producing at least 500 viable seeds per garlic plant, representative seed of said garlic plant deposited under NCIMB 42869.

Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having a brachytic trait using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides brachytic germplasm, markers associated with a brachytic trait for introgressing the trait into elite germplasm in a breeding program. This disclosure also provides brachytic or dwarf elite corn varieties having yield equal to or higher than conventional non-brachytic corn varieties.

Abstract: A method of inoculating a tree with an ectomycorrhizal fungus is disclosed. The method comprises contacting at least one non-terrestrial adventitious root of the tree with the ectomycorrhizal fungus under conditions suitable for inoculation of the at least one non-terrestrial adventitious root by the ectomycorrhizal fungus. Methods of cultivating the ectomycorrhizal fungus are also disclosed as well as systems and devices for same.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a modified plant cell, plant tissue, plantlet, plant part, plant, and progeny thereof containing a combination of apyrase genes, including at least one modified gene and/or at least one additional apyrase gene. The disclosure is also directed to a method of making a modified plant with a modified apyrase gene and/or an additional apyrase gene. The modified plant generally exhibits at least one improved characteristic over the plant line from which it was derived. The disclosure also relates to a recombinant DNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an apyrase enzyme as disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 18R445B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 18R445B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 18R445B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 18R445B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a transformed plant cell. The present invention comprises the steps of: (a) co-transforming an intended DNA and a first marker gene into a plant cell; and (b) selecting from the transformed cells obtained in the step (a), a transformed plant cell wherein the intended DNA is introduced into a chromosome thereof, and the first marker gene is not introduced, wherein the method does not contain a step to exclude a transformed cell with only the intended DNA introduced into the chromosome by positive selection using the first marker gene.