Abstract: Materials and methods are provided for making soybean varieties that have altered oil composition as a result of mutations in the FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057454. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057454. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057454 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057454 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01051773. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01051773. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01051773 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01051773 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology, more particularly cotton WRINKLED 1-like (WREL) genes. More specifically, the present invention relates to cotton WRIL genes whose products act as transcription factors of genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis. The present invention also relates to methods of increasing cotton fiber length in cotton. In one embodiment, the methods involve modulating the level of activity of an enzyme involved in a fatty acid biosynthesis in the host cotton cell and/or culturing the host cotton cell. In another embodiment, the methods involve the manipulation of transcription factors which can regulate an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are viral vectors based on modifications of the Citrus Tristeza virus useful for transfecting citrus trees for beneficial purposes. Included in the disclosure are viral vectors including one or more gene cassettes that encode heterologous polypeptides. The gene cassettes are positioned at desirable locations on the viral genome so as to enable expression while preserving functionality of the virus. Also disclosed are methods of transfecting plants and plants transfected with viral vector embodiments.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058524. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058524. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058524 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058524 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: A universal donor polynucleotide is described that can be inserted at targeted locations in plant genomes to facilitate rapid and high throughput integration of a donor molecule within a specific genomic location.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064137. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064137. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064137 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064137 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063918. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063918. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063918 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063918 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057079. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057079. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057079 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057079 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: Methods of producing hybrid Agaricus bisporus mushrooms strains derived or descended from at least one wild mushroom strain and having the specified traits of either greatly diminished sporulation or an absence of sporulation, and of obtaining postmeiotic offspring of nonsporlating basidiomycete fungi including Agaricus bisporus, are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified plant promoter and applications using the same, including an expression construct comprising the promoter for expressing a gene of interest in a plant expression system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing a polypeptide by expressing a plant cell transformed with the expression construct and recovering the polypeptide from the culture. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a polypeptide by growing a transgenic plant transformed with the expression construct and recovering the polypeptide from the transgenic plant.

Abstract: Recombinant DNA constructs comprising the soybean sucrose synthase promoter operably linked to polynucleotides encoding transcription factors such as ODP1, Lec1 and FUSCA3 are disclosed. These constructs are used for increasing oil content while maintaining normal germination in oilseed plants. Methods to increase oil content in the seeds of an oilseed plant using this construct are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns methods and compositions for identifying sunflower plants that have a low palmitic acid content phenotype. Some embodiments concern molecular markers to identify, select, and/or construct low palmitic acid content plants and germplasm, or to identify and counter-select relatively high palmitic acid content plants. This disclosure also concerns sunflower plants comprising a low palmitic acid content phenotype that are generated by methods utilizing at least one marker described herein.

Abstract: Engineered pesticidal polypeptides that are highly active against a wide range of pests and methods of making such polypeptides are disclosed. The nucleotide sequences encoding the pesticidal polypeptide can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, which organisms can be used to produce the pesticidal polypeptides. The recombinant organisms and/or the polypeptides produced by the recombinant organisms can be used to control pests in various environments.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR50E15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR50E15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR50E15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR50E15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for providing RNA interference (RNAi) vectors comprising trigalactosyldiacylglycerol (tgd) biosynthesis enzyme constructs for increasing oil content of plants. Further, the use of tgd RNAi silencing vectors in combination with co-expression of heterologous oil regulating transcription factors, such as WRINKLED1, are contemplated to overcome the reduced growth and variable levels of embryonic lethality in plants with reduced TGD protein. Additionally, plants having reduced APS1, a gene encoding a major catalytic isoform of the small subunit of AGPase (AGP(?) plants), co-expressing a heterologous oil modulating transcription factor are contemplated for use in combination with plants having reduced TGD. Oil harvested from vegetative tissues of plants comprising vectors and genes of the present invention is contemplated for use in biofuel and biodiesel products.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GAQ2025, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GAQ2025 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GAQ2025, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GAQ2025, and plants produced according to these methods.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH1M5V and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH1M5V with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1M5V through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH1M5V or a locus conversion of PH1M5V with another maize variety.

Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-479, 813-5173, 8511, 8513, 8515, 8517, 8519, 8521, 8523, 9096-9141 and 9142; and isolated polypeptides at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 624, 480-623, 625-812, 5174-7015, 7017-7021, 7024, 7026-8510, 8512, 8514, 8516, 8518, 8520, 8522, 8524, 9143-9177, such as the polypeptides set forth in SEQ ID NO:480-812, 5174-8510, 8512, 8514, 8516, 8518, 8520, 8522, 8524, and 9143-9177, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.