Abstract: The present disclosure provides nucleic acids that confer a multi-seeded phenotype when expressed in plants and uses thereof.

Abstract: Genetically altered sorghum plants expressing the multi-seeded #2 phenotype contain one of two genomic alterations in the Sb06g018040 gene which result in reduced activity of the encoded protein, a class II 13-lipoxygenase. This phenotype and genotype are referred to as msd2. These alterations result in increased number of seeds and seed weight, thus increasing the yield of the genetically altered plant. These alterations can be generated in the ortholog genes in maize (TS1), rice, barley, and other monocot plants, generating the MSD2 phenotype. The seeds of one particular MSD2 Sorghum bicolor has been deposited with ATCC and assigned Accession Number PTA-121634.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel mutations in a sorghum gene, Msd3, which increase the seed yield in sorghum. The nucleic acid sequences of this mutated gene and its encoded protein(s) are included. This invention also relates to genetically altered plants having this mutated gene and/or containing the mutated protein and which have increased flower production and seed yield and lower jasmonic acid production.

Abstract: Genetically altered sorghum plants expressing the multi-seeded #2 phenotype contain one of two genomic alterations in the Sb06g018040 gene which result in reduced activity of the encoded protein, a class II 13-lipoxygenase. This phenotype and genotype are referred to as msd2. These alterations result in increased number of seeds and seed weight, thus increasing the yield of the genetically altered plant. These alterations can be generated in the ortholog genes in maize (TS1), rice, barley, and other monocot plants, generating the MSD2 phenotype. The seeds of one particular MSD2 Sorghum bicolor has been deposited with ATCC and assigned Accession Number PTA-121634.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides nucleic acids that confer a multi-seeded phenotype when expressed in plants and uses thereof.

Abstract: The water-deficit stress of plants or crops is managed using plant temperatures to maximize product quality. The temperature of the target plant is repeatedly measured over a period of interest, and after each measurement, the plant temperature is compared with a predetermined plant setpoint temperature associated with a desired water-deficit stress level, above which temperature the plant is deemed to be in an undesired metabolic state. If the measured plant temperature is greater than the setpoint temperature, and humidity is not restrictive to plant cooling, then irrigation can be triggered to retain the plant within the desired stressed level, as determined by the temperature of the plant. By this method, irrigation can be withheld to increase plant temperature or applied to reduce plant temperature. The temperature of the plant is thus continuously increased and decreased relative to a desired temperature value that is indicative of a desired water-deficit stress.

Abstract: The water-deficit stress of plants or crops is managed using plant temperatures to maximize product quality. The temperature of the target plant is repeatedly measured over a period of interest, and after each measurement, the plant temperature is compared with a predetermined plant setpoint temperature associated with a desired water-deficit stress level, above which temperature the plant is deemed to be in an undesired metabolic state. If the measured plant temperature is greater than the setpoint temperature, and humidity is not restrictive to plant cooling, then irrigation can be triggered to retain the plant within the desired stressed level, as determined by the temperature of the plant. By this method, irrigation can be withheld to increase plant temperature or applied to reduce plant temperature. The temperature of the plant is thus continuously increased and decreased relative to a desired temperature value that is indicative of a desired water-deficit stress.

Abstract: Stable and heritable sorghum mutants are produced in which the development arrest of the pedicellate spikelets is released. In these mutants, all spikelets, both sessile and pedicellate, develop into flowers and produce mature seeds, thereby significantly increasing seed production and yield in comparison to wild-type sorghum. These mutants may be crossed with other sorghum lines, particularly elite large-seeded lines, to improve grain yield in sorghum and other related species.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oral dosage form for delivering active agents having a soft core with an active agent particles, which have an average size of greater than about 50 ?m, and a brittle shell encasing the soft core, wherein the weight ratio of drug particles to shell being from about 1.0:0.5 to about 1.0:15.

Abstract: The reproductive heat tolerance of plants may be enhanced by transformation with chimeric construct comprising a nucleic acid coding sequence encoding a heat shock protein operatively linked to a promoter which is effective for expression in mature pollen of the plant. Although mature pollen of plants do not normally express heat shock proteins, plants transformed with this construct express and accumulate the heat shock protein even in pollen which is mature. The mature pollen of the transformed plants exhibits significantly increased tolerance to elevated temperature stress.

Abstract: The growth and development of cotton is enhanced by an application of relatively low concentrations of a cytokinin to cotton seed or to a growing cotton plant at a stage of growth between the cotyledon stage and the six-leaf stage. Application of the cytokinins is effective to elicit one or more effects in the resultant plant including reduced apical dominance, increased rate of development of fruiting branches, decreased time to first bloom, increased number of cotton squares formed, thickening of the hypocotyl, reduced rate of leaf wilting, reduced water usage, and increased root development.

Abstract: The growth and development of agronomically important plants which are cultivated under conditions of low water stress or drought, is enhanced by an application of relatively low concentrations of ethephon to the seed or to the growing plant at a stage of growth between the cotyledon stage and the six-leaf stage. Application of the cytokinins is effective to elicit one or more effects in the resultant plant including increased lateral root development, increased root hair development along the seminal roots, thickening of the hypocotyl, increased rate of leaf development, and enhancement of the reproductive process (i.e., increased fruiting or increased rate of development of fruiting branches).

Abstract: Transgenic cells may be selected using temperature sensitive marker proteins. In this method, a population of host cells are transformed with a foreign DNA construct which includes at least one first nucleic acid coding sequence and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a temperature sensitive marker protein, wherein each of the first and second nucleic acid coding sequences are operatively linked to gene expression control sequences. Suitable temperature sensitive marker proteins which may be used herein include heat shock proteins, heat shock transcription factors, cold regulated proteins (COR), or cold regulated protein transcription factors. Following transformation, the population of cells are cultured under temperature conditions wherein growth of non-transformed cells is suppressed or prevented while growth of cells transformed with the DNA construct is supported or promoted.

Abstract: Transgenic cells may be selected using temperature sensitive marker proteins. In this method, a population of host cells are transformed with a foreign DNA construct which includes at least one first nucleic acid coding sequence and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a temperature sensitive marker protein, wherein each of the first and second nucleic acid coding sequences are operatively linked to gene expression control sequences. Suitable temperature sensitive marker proteins which may be used herein include heat shock proteins, heat shock transcription factors, cold regulated proteins (COR), or cold regulated protein transcription factors. Following transformation, the population of cells are cultured under temperature conditions wherein growth of non-transformed cells is suppressed or prevented while growth of cells transformed with the DNA construct is supported or promoted.

Abstract: The invention provides a DNA molecule, a DNA construct, a transgenic plant and a transgenic plant part comprising a synthetic DNA sequence. The synthetic DNA sequence encodes an enzyme that degrades 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) to dichlorophenol. The synthetic DNA sequence comprises a natural microbial sequence that encodes the enzyme in which at least a plurality of the codons of the natural microbial sequence have been replaced by codons more preferred by a plant. The invention also provides a method of controlling weeds in a field containing transgenic plants according to the invention by applying an auxin herbicide, such as 2,4-D, to the field. The invention further provides methods of selecting plants and plant cells that have been transformed with a DNA construct according to the invention using an auxin herbicide.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oral dosage form for delivering active agents having a soft core with an active agent particles, which have an average size of greater than about 50 &mgr;m, and a brittle shell encasing the soft core, wherein the weight ratio of drug particles to shell being from about 1.0:0.5 to about 1.0:15.

Abstract: A medium is disclosed that supports pollen germination and pollen tube growth in the presence of Agrobacterium, the medium comprising agarose, sucrose, NO.sub.3, MnSO.sub.4, H.sub.3 BO.sub.3, MgSO.sub.4 and gibberellic acid. A method is disclosed for the genetic transformation of plants and lines by a pollen-based Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.

Abstract: An aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, has on a weight basis:a) about 0.5-10% of at least one alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety selected from the group of compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.8 to C.sub.18 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is within the range of about 0 to 14, n is within the range of about 0 to 14, o is within the range of about 0-14, p is within the range of about 0-14, and R' is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, R" is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, and R'" is --OH, --CH.sub.3, --O--C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 hydroxyalkyl group and mixtures thereof;b) about 0.5-10% of at least one alkyl phenol alkoxylate of the following formula: ##STR2## wherein R is a C.sub.8 or C.sub.9 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is within the range of about 3 to 12, and n is within the range of about 0 to 12, and P is a phenyl group;c) about 0.

Abstract: A stable non-aqueous carrier for personal care compositions comprising:a) about 80-98% by weight of a non-ionic liquid triblock EO/PO/EO copolymer of MW=1000-5000;b) about 2-20% by weight of a non-ionic solid triblock EO/PO/EO copolymer of MW=4000-16,000.