Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PLSK70B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PLSK70B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PLSK70B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PLSK70B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PLSK70B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PLSK70B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: Plant cell cultures as well as related methods, systems, and compositions for increasing the frequency and efficiency of plant genome editing are provided. Various plant cell growth conditions and/or treatments where such increases in gene editing frequencies are obtained are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving a one-time seedling rate of microspore embryoids of Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis Makino, including the steps of: spraying 6-BA onto a flower bud of a plant; sterilizing the flower bud with alcohol and HgCl2; releasing microspores, filtering and centrifuging to obtain purified microspores; diluting the microspores with a NLN medium, subpackaging into culture dishes, and adding phytic acid; finally, subjecting to heat shock treatment and transferring to culture in the dark until embryoids appear, and then conducting shaking culture; transferring the cultured embryos in a cotyledon stage onto a MS medium for differentiation culture, wherein the culture conditions are: 4° C., 14 h of illumination by blue-red compound light/day, and 14 days of culture; and then continuing to culture under the condition of 25° C. and 14 h of illumination by blue-red compound light/day until seedlings.

Abstract: A novel hybrid squash plant, designated YELLOW QUEEN is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid squash designated YELLOW QUEEN, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid squash designated YELLOW QUEEN, and to methods for producing a squash plant by crossing the hybrid squash YELLOW QUEEN with itself or another squash plant.

Abstract: A lettuce cultivar, designated Patton, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Patton and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Patton with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Patton, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Patton and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Patton with another lettuce cultivar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and in particular to the regeneration of plants from cells and other tissues. More particularly, the invention provides methods and means for improving callus formation and regeneration of plants from callus tissue using a histone deacetylase inhibitor.

Abstract: Provided is a novel anti-armyworm use of cry1Ab/cry1AcZM gene. Said gene can be used for controlling or killing Mythimna separate (Walker) and reducing injury to plants by Mythimna separate.

Abstract: A new and distinct lettuce variety NUN 09178 LTL is disclosed as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. NUN 09178 LTL is a multileaf red lettuce variety, comprising resistance to Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) Isolates Bl:16-37 EU and Nasonovia ribisnigri Biotype Nr:0.

Abstract: Provided herein are green alga Cia8 polypeptides and the polynucleotides that encode them. Also provided herein are transformed cells and transgenic plants that include one or more of the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides provided herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with disease resistance. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant disease resistance and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.

Abstract: Sorghum plants are provided which are capable of inducing haploidy by modifications in the genome related to a pollen-specific expressed patatin phospholipid producing haploid offspring and can be produced for hybrid breeding in short time by chromosome doubling inbred lines, that is, homozygous father and mother lines. In addition, methods are provided for producing transgenic and non-transgenic plant haploid inducers and improving the induction performance of plants.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 4KKMR0371 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 4KKMR0371 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 4KKMR0371 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 4KKMR0371 or a locus conversion of 4KKMR0371 with another maize variety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for extracting lipid from vegetative plant parts such as leaves, stems, roots and tubers, and for producing industrial products such as hydrocarbon products from the lipids. Preferred industrial products include alkyl esters which may be blended with petroleum based fuels.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plant that is tolerant or resistant to species of Ca. Liberibacter. Specifically exemplified are citrus and solanaceous plants. Provided by the disclosure is a modified citrus or solanaceous plant that is resistant or tolerant to Sec-dependent effectors secreted by bacteria. Also provided by the disclosure are methods of modifying a plant genome plant to provide tolerance or resistance to species of Ca. Liberibacter. Still further provided by the disclosure are methods conferring a population of plants with tolerance or resistance to species of Ca. Liberibacter and screening that population for the plants that are tolerant or resistant to species of Ca. Liberibacter.

Abstract: The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01095519. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01095519. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01095519 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01095519 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel plants, seeds and compositions, as well as improvements to plant breeding and methods for creating modifications in plant genomes.

Abstract: Materials and methods for creating canola (e.g., Brassica napus) lines having oil with increased oleic acid content are provided herein.

Abstract: T-DNA for expression of a target gene in a plant, wherein the T-DNA comprises a left and a right border element and at least one expression cassette comprising a promoter, operatively linked thereto a target gene, and downstream thereof a terminator, wherein the length of the T-DNA, measured from left to right border element and comprising the target gene, has a length of at least 30000 bp.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of plant molecular biology and relates to plants having a modified lipid metabolism and to methods for making such modified plants. In particular, the invention provides modified plants and parts thereof, including seeds, having an increased level of triacylglycerol (TAG), by means of a seed-specific expression in seed tissues during seed filling of a nucleic acid encoding a translocator protein (TSPO) in said modified plants or parts thereof. The invention further relates to methods for modulating lipid metabolism in plants and for producing plants with a modified lipid metabolism. The invention also provides constructs, vectors and host cells useful in the methods of the invention, and further relates to products obtained from the modified plants.

Abstract: It was found that it is possible to construct a genome-edited plant in which no exogenous gene is incorporated in a genome by performing negative selection using morphological defects and the like as indices in a regenerated plant originated from a plant cell in which a gene that induces regeneration of the plant and a gene of the genome editing enzyme are introduced.