Patents by Inventor Apolonia H.M. Van Der Geest

Apolonia H.M. Van Der Geest has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS AND MEANS FOR DETERMINING AND CONFERRING STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20150376720
    Abstract: The current invention provides a method for rapid testing of stress tolerance in a plant and a method of producing plants with enhanced stress tolerance, in particular cold and/or drought tolerance. Such a method may be applied in breeding and selection programs for this trait, or for determining the timing of induction of stress and cold tolerance or hardening of a plant, for instance for agricultural purposes. The current invention exploits a difference in the temperature and light regimen induced transcriptional regulation of several types of dehydrins, in order to determine a ratio of dehydrin types that is indicative of cold and/or drought tolerance, induction of hardening and dormancy in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: NSURE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Monique Francisca VAN WORDRAGEN, Peter Albert BALK, Apolonia H.M. VAN DER GEEST
  • METHODS AND MEANS FOR DETERMINING AND CONFERRING STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20090119794
    Abstract: The current invention provides a method for rapid testing of stress tolerance in a plant and a method of producing plants with enhanced stress tolerance, in particular cold and/or drought tolerance. Such a method may be applied in breeding and selection programs for this trait, or for determining the timing of induction of stress and cold tolerance or hardening of a plant, for instance for agricultural purposes. The current invention exploits a difference in the temperature and light regimen induced transcriptional regulation of several types of dehydrins, in order to determine a ratio of dehydrin types that is indicative of cold and/or drought tolerance, induction of hardening and dormancy in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Monique Francisca Van Wordragen, Peter Albert Balk, Apolonia H.M. Van Der Geest