Patents by Inventor Hongwu Jia

Hongwu Jia 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).

  • Maize plants with improved disease resistance
    Patent number: 10440907
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel FSR resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: George J. Baley, Juan Cruz, Hongwu Jia, Yule Pan, Hao Zhou
  • Methods and Compositions for Goss' Wilt Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20190276839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Methods of creating drought tolerant corn plants using markers linked to cold shock domain-containing proteins and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10383295
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and drought tolerance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with tolerance to low water conditions. Markers provided herein include markers genetically linked to proteins comprising cold shock domains, such as the CSD1 and CSD2 proteins. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with drought tolerance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing drought resistant germplasm. Other embodiments of this invention include transgenic drought tolerant corn plants and corn plant cells, and methods of detecting drought tolerance genes and chromosome regions associated with drought tolerance in a plant genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Chomet, Nancy M. Houmard, Hongwu Jia, Michael R. Kerns, Mark E. Leibman
  • Molecular markers associated with soybean tolerance to low iron growth conditions
    Patent number: 10351917
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant or have improved tolerance, or those that are susceptible to, iron deficient growth conditions. The methods use molecular markers to identify, select, and/or introgress genetic loci modulating phenotypic expression of an iron deficiency tolerance trait in soybean plant breeding. Methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Vergel C. Concibido, Susannah G. Cooper, David Hoffman, Hongwu Jia, Thomas Jury, Bradley LaVallee, Roger L. Lussenden, Xianghai Ye
  • Methods and compositions for gray leaf spot resistance in corn
    Patent number: 10323255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced traits
    Patent number: 10323253
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Abad, Erin Bell, Paul S. Chomet, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Barry S. Goldman, Hongwu Jia, Lloyd Jones, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Savitha Madappa, Zoe P. McKiness, Donald E. Nelson, Sasha Preuss, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Aniruddha Raychaudhuri, Daniel P. Schachtman, Steven H. Schwartz, Char Shobha, Matthew M. Tanzer, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiaoyun Wu
  • Methods and compositions for Goss' Wilt resistance in corn
    Patent number: 10301644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Disease resistant plant methods and compositions
    Patent number: 10280433
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing elite lines of corn exhibiting anthracnose stalk rot (ASR) resistance. Also provided in the present invention are corn plants exhibiting ASR resistance resulting from such methods, and methods for breeding corn such that the ASR resistance traits may be transferred to a desired genetic background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: George J. Baley, Derek R. Drost, Hongwu Jia, Yule Pan, Jeffrey Michael Stein, Chongqing Xie, Hao Zhou
  • Maize plants with improved pathogen resistance
    Patent number: 10188052
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing elite lines of corn exhibiting improved resistance to TARSC. Also provided in the present invention are corn plants exhibiting TARSC resistance resulting from such methods, and methods for breeding corn such that the TARSC resistance traits may be transferred to a desired genetic background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Isidro Alvarez Garza, Romain Jean-Baptiste Fouquet, Hongwu Jia, Yule Pan
  • Patent Application for Molecular Markers Associated with Soybean Tolerance to Low Iron Growth Conditions
    Publication number: 20180312932
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant or have improved tolerance, or those that are susceptible to, iron deficient growth conditions. The methods use molecular markers to identify, select, and/or introgress genetic loci modulating phenotypic expression of an iron deficiency tolerance trait in soybean plant breeding. Methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hongwu Jia, Bradley La Vallee, Roger L. Lussenden, Jennifer L. Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • Molecular markers associated with soybean tolerance to low iron growth conditions
    Patent number: 10059999
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant or have improved tolerance, or those that are susceptible to, iron deficient growth conditions. The methods use molecular markers to identify, select, and/or introgress genetic loci modulating phenotypic expression of an iron deficiency tolerance trait in soybean plant breeding. Methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hongwu Jia, Bradley La Vallee, Roger L. Lussenden, Jennifer L. Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS
    Publication number: 20180237793
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Eric D. Aasen, Mark Scott Abad, Edwards Allen, Thandoni Rao Ambika, Veena S. Anil, Alice Clara Augustine, Stephanie L. Back, Pranesh Badami, Amarjit Basra, Kraig L. Brustad, Molian Deng, Todd Dezwaan, Charles Dietrich, Stephen M. Duff, Karen K. Gabbert, Steve He, Bill L. Hendrix, Hongwu Jia, Vidya Kammaradi Ramanath Bhat, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Kevin R. Kosola, Kempagangaiah Krishnamurthy, Ganesh Kumar, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Shantala Lakkanna, Mark E. Leibman, Linda Lutfiyya, Savitha Madappa, Sivalinganna Manjunath, Robert J. Meister, Bellur Narasimha Prasad, Sasha Preuss, Qungang Qi, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Aniruddha Raychaudhuri, S. Sangeetha, Scott Saracco, Chitresh Sharma, Vijay K. Sharma, Monnanda S. Rajani, Padmini Sudarshana, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Jingrui Wu, Xiaoyun Wu, Xiaofeng Sean Yang, Qin Zeng, Jianmin Zhao
  • MAIZE PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20180116140
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel FSR resistant germplasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: George J. Baley, JR., Romain Jean-Baptiste Fouquet, Sonali Dilip Gandhi, Prashant Ganpatrao Golegaonkar, Hongwu Jia, Yule Pan, Jeffrey Michael Stein, Dharanendra Swamy, Hao Zhou
  • Methods and Compositions for Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20180080040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Methods and Compositions for Goss' Wilt Resistance in Corn
    Publication number: 20180044697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Methods and compositions for gray leaf spot resistance in corn
    Patent number: 9862966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Gray Leaf Spot, a fungal disease associated with Cercospora spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Gilberto Pozar, Kevin Cook, Scott Walker, Gregory Holland
  • Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Traits
    Publication number: 20170369894
    Abstract: This disclosure provides recombinant DNA constructs and 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Mark S. Abad, Erin Bell, Paul S. Chomet, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Barry S. Goldman, Hongwu Jia, Lloyd Jones, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Savitha Madappa, Zoe P. McKiness, Donald E. Nelson, Sasha Preuss, Monnanda S. Rajani, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra, Aniruddha Raychaudhuri, Daniel P. Schachtman, Steven H. Schwartz, Char Shobha, Matthew M. Tanzer, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Huai Wang, Xiaoyun Wu
  • Methods and compositions for Goss' Wilt resistance in corn
    Patent number: 9828610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Kerns, Hongwu Jia, David Butruille, Travis J. Frey, Kevin Cook, Laron Peters
  • Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Agronomic Traits
    Publication number: 20160060648
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of Arabidopsis thaliana heat stress transcription factor A-2, which is useful for imparting enhanced agronomic traits) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Edwards Allen, Veena S. Anil, Amarjit Basra, Christopher T. Bauer, Prasanna R. Bhat, Raghunatha P. Chari, Jaishree Chittoor, Paul Chomet, Karen K. Gabbert, Cara Griffith, Bill Hendrix, Alberto Iandolino, Hongwu Jia, Kevin R. Kosola, Saritha V. Kuriakose, Paul J. Loida, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Mingsheng Peng, Ying Peng, Bellur Narasimha Prasad, Monnanda S. Rajani, Monica P. Ravanello, Donald Todd, Srikanth Babu Venkatachalayya, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, K. R. Vidya, Huai Wang
  • MAIZE PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20160057952
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing elite lines of corn exhibiting improved resistance to TARSC. Also provided in the present invention are corn plants exhibiting TARSC resistance resulting from such methods, and methods for breeding corn such that the TARSC resistance traits may be transferred to a desired genetic background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Isidro Alvarez Garza, Romain Jean-Baptiste Fouquet, Hongwu Jia, Yule Pan