Patents by Inventor Xianghai Ye

Xianghai Ye 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 FOR PRODUCING CORN PLANTS WITH DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANCE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230135707
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes ABELLERA, Romain Fouquet, Vincent Lombard, Yule Pan, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • Methods for producing corn plants with downy mildew resistance and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 11459622
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes Abellera, Romain Fouquet, Vincent Lombard, Yule Pan, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • Methods for improving plant resistance to soybean cyst nematode and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10982293
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus Glycine. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for producing a population of soybean plants with enhanced resistance to soybean cyst nematode. The methods use the detection of molecular genetic markers linked to soybean cyst nematode resistance loci to select for plants displaying an enhanced soybean cyst nematode resistance phenotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Vergel Concibido, Susannah Cooper, Floyd Hancock, Ivan Husic, John LeDeaux, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING CORN PLANTS WITH DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANCE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210079486
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes ABELLERA, Romain FOUQUET, Vincent LOMBARD, Yule PAN, Jean Jose SOMERA, Xianghai YE
  • Methods for producing corn plants with downy mildew resistance and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10858709
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes Abellera, Romain Fouquet, Vincent Lombard, Yule Pan, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • Molecular markers associated with soybean tolerance to low iron growth conditions
    Patent number: 10662486
    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: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Hongwu Jia, Bradley La Vallee, Roger L. Lussenden, Jennifer L. Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • Molecular markers associated with chloride tolerant soybeans
    Patent number: 10513743
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification and selection of loci modulating phenotypic expression of a chloride tolerant trait in plant breeding. In addition, methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Vergel C Concibido, Ivan Husic, Nona Lafaver, Bradley LaVallee, James Narvel, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • Maize plants with improved disease resistance
    Patent number: 10356992
    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 bacteria. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Bacterial Stalk Rot (BSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel BSR resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Romain Fouquet, Baby Boy Eliazar Cordero Leysa, Flor Adrian Cantones Simborio, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • 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
  • 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
  • MAIZE PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20180139916
    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 bacteria. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to Bacterial Stalk Rot (BSR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel BSR resistant germplasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Romain Fouquet, Baby Boy Eliazar Cordero Leysa, Flor Adrian Cantones Simborio, Jean Jose Somera, Xianghai Ye
  • MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHLORIDE TOLERANT SOYBEANS
    Publication number: 20180016646
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification and selection of loci modulating phenotypic expression of a chloride tolerant trait in plant breeding. In addition, methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Vergel C. Concibido, Ivan Husic, Nona Lafaver, Bradley LaVallee, James Narvel, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • Methods for Improving Plant Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode and Compositions Thereof
    Publication number: 20170101690
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus Glycine. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for producing a population of soybean plants with enhanced resistance to soybean cyst nematode. The methods use the detection of molecular genetic markers linked to soybean cyst nematode resistance loci to select for plants displaying an enhanced soybean cyst nematode resistance phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jiunn-Ren Chen, Vergel Concibido, Susannah Cooper, Floyd Hancock, Ivan Husic, John LeDeaux, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • METHODS FOR PRODUCING CORN PLANTS WITH DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANCE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170073701
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having downy mildew (DM) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to DM. The disclosure also provides markers associated with DM resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel DM resistant germplasm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Costes ABELLERA, Romain FOUQUET, Vincent LOMBARD, Yule PAN, Jean Jose SOMERA, Xianghai YE
  • Methods for Producing Soybean Plants with Improved Fungi Resistance and Compositions Thereof
    Publication number: 20160050864
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification and selection of loci modulating phenotypic expression of a stem canker resistance trait in plant breeding. In addition, methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: George J. Baley, Vergel C. Concibido, Jennifer L. Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH CHLORIDE TOLERANT SOYBEANS
    Publication number: 20150203923
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification and selection of loci modulating phenotypic expression of a chloride tolerant trait in plant breeding. In addition, methods are provided for screening germplasm entries for the performance and expression of this trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Vergel C Concibido, Ivan Husic, Nona Lafaver, Bradley La Vallee, James Narvel, Jennifer Yates, Xianghai Ye
  • Molecular Markers Associated with Soybean Tolerance to Low Iron Growth Conditions
    Publication number: 20140366214
    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: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    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
    Publication number: 20140304860
    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: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Vergel C. Concibido, Susannah G. Cooper, David Hoffman, Hongwu Jia, Thomas Jury, Bradley LaVallee, Roger L. Lussenden, Xianghai Ye