Abstract: A method for editing a plant genome includes coating a microparticle with at least one type of nucleic acid and/or at least one type of protein, introducing a deletion, insertion, or substitution into a target site in the genome of a plant by bombarding a shoot apex of the plant with the coated microparticle using a gene gun, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a genome-edited plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex of the plant is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud of a tuber, and a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud.

Abstract: A method to transforming a plant includes coating a microparticle having a diameter of 0.3 to 0.9 ?m with at least one type of nucleic acid, bombarding a shoot apex of the plant with the coated microparticle using a gene gun, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a transformed plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud of a tuber, and a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud.

Abstract: A method for modifying a plant includes coating a microparticle with at least one type of nucleic acid and/or at least one type of a protein, bombarding a shoot apex of a plant with the coated microparticle, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a modified plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud, a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud, and a shoot apex of an immature embryo.

Abstract: A method for transforming a plant includes exposing a shoot apex of an axillary bud of a plant body, and introducing, into the shoot apex, a microparticle coated with at least one kind of nucleic acid.

Abstract: A DNA construct for expressing a genome editing system in a plant cell is provided. The DNA construct has a cleaving target region flanked by two recombinase recognition sites arranged in the same direction. A gene encoding a site-specific recombinase that specifically recognizes these recombinase recognition sites is arranged outside of the cleaving target region. The cleaving target region contains a marker gene divided into a 5? region and 3? region and a gene encoding the genome editing system arranged between the 3? region and the 5? region.

Abstract: A method for modifying a plant includes coating a microparticle with at least one type of nucleic acid and/or at least one type of a protein, bombarding a shoot apex of a plant with the coated microparticle, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a modified plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud, a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud, and a shoot apex of an immature embryo.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of plant transformation via Agrobacterium comprising inoculating and infecting a plant with an Agrobacterium carrying a foreign-gene-containing vector under application of a plant growth-inhibiting hormone. This invention also provides a method of plant transformation via Agrobacterium comprising transforming a plant with an Agrobacterium carrying a vector comprising a T-DNA region in which a foreign gene is contained but no selectable marker gene is contained.

Abstract: A method for editing a plant genome includes coating a microparticle with at least one type of nucleic acid and/or at least one type of protein, introducing a deletion, insertion, or substitution into a target site in the genome of a plant by bombarding a shoot apex of the plant with the coated microparticle using a gene gun, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a genome-edited plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex of the plant is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud of a tuber, and a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud.

Abstract: A method to transforming a plant includes coating a microparticle having a diameter of 0.3 to 0.9 ?m with at least one type of nucleic acid, bombarding a shoot apex of the plant with the coated microparticle using a gene gun, growing the shoot apex bombarded with the coated microparticle to obtain a plant body, and selecting a transformed plant body from the plant body. The shoot apex is selected from the group consisting of a shoot apex of an embryo of a fully mature seed, a shoot apex of a young bud of a tuber, and a shoot apex of a terminal bud or a lateral bud.

Abstract: It is an object solved by the present invention to provide an Agrobacterium with increased gene targeting efficiency. The present invention provides an Agrobacterium having a T-DNA nuclear translocation ability equivalent to that of a wild-type Agrobacterium and also having a T-DNA chromosomal insertion ability that is lost or reduced in comparison to a wild-type Agrobacterium.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of plant transformation via Agrobacterium comprising inoculating and infecting a plant with an Agrobacterium carrying a foreign-gene-containing vector under application of a plant growth-inhibiting hormone. This invention also provides a method of plant transformation via Agrobacterium comprising transforming a plant with an Agrobacterium carrying a vector comprising a T-DNA region in which a foreign gene is contained but no selectable marker gene is contained.

Abstract: This invention relates to a plant having high resistance to environmental stress and high seed productivity, and, more particularly, a transformed plant that is genetically modified to overexpress a polyadenylate-binding protein (PABN) gene and has enhanced environmental stress resistance and enhanced seed productivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stabilization method of reduced coenzyme Q10 useful as food, food with nutrient function claims, food for specified health uses, nutritional supplement, nutritional supplement, animal drugs, drinks, feeds, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, therapeutic drugs, prophylactic drugs and the like, as well as a stabilized composition. Furthermore, it provides a convenient production method of reduced coenzyme Q10 using oxidized coenzyme Q10 as a starting material. In the present invention, oxidation of reduced coenzyme Q10 can be suppressed, and reduced coenzyme Q10 can be stably maintained by the co-presence of a licorice hydrophobic extract and reduced coenzyme Q10. In addition, reduced coenzyme Q10 can be produced by the co-presence of oxidized coenzyme Q10 and a licorice hydrophobic extract.

Abstract: The present invention aims to propose a particulate composition containing reduced coenzyme Q10, which simultaneously shows high oxidative stability and high absorbability in the body and a production method thereof, as well as a stabilizing method thereof, to be used in the fields of foods, foods with nutrient function claims, foods for specified health uses, nutritional supplements, nutritional products, animal drugs, beverages, feeds, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, therapeutic drugs, prophylactic drugs and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a particulate composition wherein an oil component (A) comprising a water-insoluble bioactive substance is poly-dispersed while forming a domain in a matrix comprising of a water-soluble excipient based on a water-soluble polymer, and wherein the sphericity of the particulate composition is not less than 0.9 and a method of producing the same. The particulate composition simultaneously has excellent water solubility, workability, tabletability and heat-resistance. It also provides a food, food with nutrient function claims, food for specified health uses, nutritional supplement, nutritional product, animal drug, drink, feed, pet food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical product, therapeutic drug, prophylactic drug and the like, which contain the particulate composition.