Abstract: A new and distinct rose plant is provided which is particularly well suited for service as a rootstock for a rose scion cultivar. More specifically, when so used the scion cultivar exhibits a propensity to yield an increase in biomass and the promotion of faster bud release when compared to the results achieved when the scion cultivar is grown on its own roots or on a standard rootstock, such as ‘Natal Briar’. Both higher production rates combined with improved quality in the scion variety are facilitated. The new rose plant displays an upright growth habit with vigorous growth. Small single pink changing to near white cup-shaped blossoms are formed having five generally heart-shaped petals. Orange reproductive organs are prominently displayed at the centers of the blossoms. Medium green leaflets with finely serrated margins primarily towards the tips of leaflets and a matte upper surface are displayed.

Abstract: A new variety of Shrub rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of red with lighter reverse coloration with a white ‘eyezone’.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named ‘Chewallbell’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; glossy green-colored leaves; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large clear salmon pink-colored flowers; resistance to Black Spot; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new variety of Grandiflora rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of creamy white coloration blushing coral-orange.

Abstract: A new variety of Floribunda rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of peachy pink coloration.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Japanese haskap plant, ‘Kapu’, that is characterized by its very upright and spreading plant habit, its vigorous growth habit, its high fruit yields, its frost tolerant flowers, its fruits that are medium large in size, oval-ovate in shape, very firm, produce little juice, good tasting, suitable for dried fruit production, and maintain their appearance, firmness and taste for at least 4 weeks in cold storage at 33° F. to 35° F., and its little or no disease or pest problems requiring no chemicals for desirable fruit production.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety named ‘IASMA ECO 1’ which is characterized by producing red oval berries in a loose bunch, which is much less sensitive to Botrytis cinerea.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety named “IASMA ECO 2” which is characterized by producing red berries which are rounder, less sensitive to Botrytis cinerea and with a higher tannin content with respect to the two parents.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla, ‘B-003’, that is characterized by its free flowering plant habit, its uniform mophead type inflorescences comprised of double sterile flowers with small sepals that are dark pink in color, its lack of fertile flowers, and its leaves that are ovate in shape and dark green in color.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Inspire’ that is characterized by its free-flowering and re-blooming habit, and its large well-developed mop-head type inflorescences comprised of double sterile flowers that are clear light pink in color and mature in color to a blend of pale pink and light green, its long, strong stems and its fertile flowers that do not open.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla, ‘B-001’, that is characterized by its compact and freely flowering plant habit, its numerous basal branches, its large double sterile flowers that are pure white in color, its leaves that are dark green in color, and its resistance to powdery mildew.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Spike’ that is characterized by its single sterile flowers that are a blend of pink shades in color with crinkled and wavy sepals, its strong stems, and its free flowering habit with sturdy inflorescences.

Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Ivory Tower’, that is characterized by its numerous flowers that are ivory white in color, its tall plant habit; reaching 1.5 m in height, its dark grey-purple flower stems until daytime temps consistently reach 80° F. and above (early May in Raleigh, N.C.), its flower stems that rise up to 75 cm above the foliage canopy, and its excellent hybrid vigor.

Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Blonde Bombshell’, that is characterized by its flowers that are light yellow in color, its compact and upright and slightly mounded plant habit, its flower stems that are held well above the foliage with short internode lengths between flowers, and its heavy blooming habit with numerous flowering stems and numerous flowers per flowering stem.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuhots’ characterized by its large sized blooms with dark red ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 9-13 (week 37); blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALDUZAH’, particularly characterized by having white flowers with purple flecks, typically 2 peduncles, an inflorescence that is long and sturdy, leaves that are oblong shape, and is propagated by tissue culture is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALIFQUDI’, particularly characterized by having copper flowers that are slightly netted, 1 to 2 peduncles, an inflorescence that is long and sturdy, leaves that are oblong shape, and is propagated by tissue culture is disclosed.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Geranium cinereum, ‘Noortsalmon’, that is characterized by its flowers that are salmon pink in color and consistent in color throughout the plant, its floriferous bloom habit, and its resistance to soil fungi diseases common to other Geranium cultivars.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Fiesta’, characterized by its compact mounding growth habit, fancy-type heart-shaped leaves that have a large white center, multiple red to greyed purple mid and primary veins, netted greyed-purple secondary veins, and bright red coloration along the mid and primary veins, and relatively dwarf plants that are attractive in containers and perform well in sunny landscapes.

Abstract: A new and distinct Campanula plant named ‘Chico Rosa’, characterized by its compact and broadly upright plant habit; basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; light purple-colored flowers; and long flowering period.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Campanula plant named ‘Bkpcmpir’ characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; campanulate-shaped flowers with purple-colored petals; and good garden performance.

Abstract: Degradable polylactic or polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers may be used to viscosify aqueous fluids for use in wells, Sand control screen or liner can be coated with a solid degradable polymer during placement in a well. Mechanical changes or flow changes in a well can be caused by solid degradable polymer that changes physical properties after it is placed in a well. Parts of devices or entire devices can be made of solid degradable polymer that converts to a fluid after selected times in an aqueous environment in a well.

Abstract: A refrigerator having an improved receiving box in contact with a cover. The refrigerator includes a first receiving box, and a cover installed to come into contact with the first receiving box and adapted to be pivotally rotated as the first receiving box is pulled out or pushed in. The first receiving box includes a sidewall having a downwardly-inclined slope with respect to a front of the first receiving box. The cover is pivotally rotated downward by movement of the cover on the downwardly-inclined slope when the first receiving box is pulled out and is pivotally rotated upward when the first receiving box is pushed in. With this configuration, the refrigerator has the effect of allowing a user to easily move food stored in a plurality of receiving spaces from one receiving space to another.

Abstract: Sod harvester stacking head and stacking conveyor configurations can increase the rate at which sod can be harvested. The movement of the stacking head and/or the stacking conveyor can be controlled to maximize the rate at which the stacking head can remove sod from the stacking conveyor. A stacking head can employ multiple pick up positions. A stacking conveyor may also advance sod for pick up at varying rates. A stacking head may include a pivoting connection to allow the stacking head to rotate around a pivot during a pick up operation.

Abstract: A strip-till row apparatus includes a primary frame having spaced apart side panels each having an upstanding front edge and an opposed upstanding rear edge. A tillage assembly is operatively coupled to the primary frame adjacent the rear edges thereof and configured to contact a ground service so as to prepare the soil. An auxiliary frame includes an upstanding front wall and a mounting arm extending rearwardly from the front wall, the auxiliary frame having a linking member having a first end pivotally coupled to the front wall and a second end coupled to the primary frame. A selectively inflatable airbag includes a top coupled to the mounting arm and a bottom coupled to the linking member via an airbag mounting bracket. A relative downward force is applied to the primary frame as the airbag is selectively inflated or deflated, respectively.

Abstract: Air is removed from an hydraulic system for an agricultural implement supporting a plurality of gangs of disk blades extending generally laterally relative to a forward travel direction. The implement has carrier frames pivotally connected to wheel assemblies for controlling the height of the carrier frames relative to the ground through hydraulic actuators acting on the wheel assemblies. The hydraulic control unit enables independent and individual control of each actuator. An electronic control unit (ECU) controls three way valves associated with each actuator so that they may be operated in unison or individually. Hydraulic fluid is passed through the most remote actuator first and then actuators closer to the hydraulic control unit to remove air.

Abstract: A method of forming a plantable structure involves providing a substrate element, a release layer spaced from the substrate element, an adhesive layer disposed between the substrate element and the release layer, and at least one seed abutting the adhesive layer. The seed(s) is/are coupled to the substrate element through the adhesive layer. The method further comprises removing the release layer from the composite article, and adhering a remaining portion of the composite article to a secondary article. The remaining portion of the secondary article comprises the substrate element, the adhesive layer disposed on the substrate element, and the seed(s) abutting the adhesive layer. Also disclosed herein are a method of planting at least one seed with a composite article, a packaging structure, a method of forming a packaging structure, and a method of planting at least one seed.

Abstract: A furrow closing apparatus is used with a planter that opens a furrow and deposits seeds as the planter moves in a forward direction over the ground. The furrow closing apparatus includes a frame attached to the planter and first and second closing wheels rotatably mounted on respective first and second closing wheel axles. A pivot axle extends from the frame generally transverse to the direction of travel of the planter and an equalizer bracket pivotably connected to the pivot axle. The equalizer bracket receives the first closing wheel axle in a position aft of the pivot axle and receives the second closing wheel axle in a position forward of the pivot axle such that the equalizer bracket pivots as the closing wheels traverse uneven ground to cause the first closing wheel and the second closing wheel to apply a substantially equal force in closing the furrow.

Abstract: A run selection mechanism is provided for selectively directing the flow of particulate material from an air cart. The mechanism includes a chute for receiving metered particulate material. The chute has an output. A first primary conduit has an output communicating with a first pneumatic primary run and a second primary conduit has an output communicating with a second pneumatic primary run. A selector selectively directs the metered particulate material to one of the output of the chute, the first pneumatic primary run and the second pneumatic primary run.

Abstract: One embodiment describes a self-aligning head bracket for a seed planting implement. The self-aligning head bracket includes a securing element that secures the head bracket to a hollow support frame of the seed planting implement and to support a row unit; and a vacuum port fixedly coupled to the securing element. The vacuum port interfaces with an opening in the hollow support frame to establish at least a portion of a pneumatic path between an interior of the hollow support frame and the row unit and to facilitate alignment of the row unit on the hollow support frame.

Abstract: The fertilizer dispenser is used on a surface area to be treated. The fertilizer dispenser comprises a main body for storing the fertilizer, a rolling mechanism affixed to the main body, and a control mechanism cooperatively engaged with the main body. Tines extending radially from the rolling mechanism enable a targeted site to be exposed prior to fertilization. The rolling mechanism disrupts the surface area to be treated as the fertilizer dispenser apparatus rolls over the surface area to be treated. Then, a trigger mechanism is engaged by the user and a metering auger drops a controlled amount of granular fertilizer. The control mechanism is cooperatively engaged with the main body, the control mechanism enables the user to pinpoint an exact location where the dosage of fertilizer is dropped. Once the fertilizer is dropped, the surface is treated, via a back and forth motion of the rolling mechanism.

Abstract: A method for enhancing a coverage distribution of a robotic garden tool (100) operating within a predetermined working area (200), wherein the robotic garden tool (100) is provided with steering control means operable to change a movement direction of the robotic garden tool (100), and a positioning device (120). The method comprises the steps of providing (301) working area related data, defining (302) a temporary working area (500), based on the working area related data, which temporary working area (500) at least partly extends within the working area (200), estimating (303) a current position (600) of the robotic garden tool (100), evaluating (304) the estimated current position (600), selectively adapting (305) the temporary working area (500), in response to the step of evaluating (304) the estimated current position, selectively adapting (306) a movement direction of the robotic garden tool (100), in response to the step of evaluating (304) the estimated current position.

Abstract: A multifunctional rotary cutting head is provided for cutting devices as well as portable devices equipped with such a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a rotary housing that has at least a top part and a bottom part and accommodates a support for one or more cutting elements or tools. The support is penetrated by an axial drive shaft on which the support is mounted. The support for the cutting element(s)or tool(s) has two leads to selectively mounting the cutting element(s) or tool(s), i.e. a first level designed to mount strands of cutting wire and a second level designed to mount an interchangeable cutting blade.

Abstract: A bale mover with self-adjusting spinners for loading/unloading bales and unrolling bales. The bale mover includes a cross member and a pair of opposing arms that extend generally orthogonally to the cross member. The cross member is pivotable about an axis extending transverse to the bale mover to move the arms to extend away from the bale mover. The arms are pivotable toward one another to pinch a bale between distal ends thereof. A spinner is provided at the distal end of each arm. The spinners include axles secured to the arms and spinner bodies which are rotatable about the respective axles to facilitate rotation of a bale engaged by the spinners. The spinners are also pivotable relative to the axles to enable alignment of the spinners with surfaces of the bale.

Abstract: A framing unit used with a plurality of replaceable panels that form a vertical retaining wall or a rigid enclosure to make raised planting beds. The framing unit includes two vertical end connectors, two horizontal top rails, at least one bottom rail, and a plurality of vertical panels. Each end connector includes two side flanges joined to form a vertical channel. Each end connector includes at least one hinge sleeve offset from the hinge sleeve on the opposite end connector adjacent framing units to be joined with a single anchor pin. The bottom and the two top rails are parallel and extend between the two end connectors. The top rails are separated by an upper gap that allow a plurality of vertical panels to be inserted into and supported by a channel formed on the bottom rail. The top edges of the panels are captured by the two top rails.

Abstract: A grip for a backpack-type air blowing machine which performs a work by using air discharged from a distal end of an air blowing pipe that is coupled to a blower body driven by a power source while the air blowing pipe is manipulated by an operator with the power source and the blower body being carried on a back of the operator. The grip comprises a base section that constitutes an attachment section to the air blowing pipe, a vertical grip section that is provided with a proximal end portion provided continuously to the base section, and that extends in a direction away from the air blowing pipe, and a lateral grip section that extends backward along the air blowing pipe from a free end of the vertical grip section. The lateral grip section is located adjacent to a back of a hand of the operator holding the air blowing pipe.

Abstract: The invention relates to a comminuting device (1) for comminuting vegetable material (8, 18). The comminuting device has a frame (2) which can be coupled to a vehicle (4) by means of a coupling element (20), a rotor (5) which is rotatably suspended in the frame (2) and provided with treatment elements (6), and a stator (7) which is attached to the frame (2) and provided with counter elements (13). In an operating position, this stator (7) is situated near a part of the circumference of the rotor (5) so as to leave clear another part of the circumference of the rotor (5) to which organic material (8) to be comminuted can be supplied. The vegetable material (8) is comminuted by rotating the treatment elements (6) and the counter elements (13) with respect to one another. The invention also relates to methods for comminuting vegetable material (8, 18) which is aboveground and/or belowground.

Abstract: A plant-cultivating method is provided which comprises a red light irradiation step (A) and a blue light irradiation step (B), wherein the step (A) and the step (B) are independently carried out for a predetermined period of time under cultivation conditions such that a fertilizer is used at each of the step (A) and the step (B), of which at least the fertilizer used at the step (B) is applied in the form of a nutritious liquid containing fertilizer ingredients and further an increased amount of dissolved oxygen, which nutritious liquid is prepared by adding oxygen therein. Preferably, a nutritious liquid is applied at each of the step (A) and the step (B), and the nutritious liquid applied at the step (B) contains dissolved oxygen at a content higher than that in the nutritious liquid applied at the step (A).

Abstract: Provided is a hangable container including a shell with a bottom portion and a top rim spaced from the bottom portion, the shell having an inner and an outer surface and defining a basin of the container. The container also including a hollow stem extending from the inner surface of the shell and having a first end associated with the bottom portion and a second, free end, remote from the bottom portion formed with an articulation member; and a catch provided at an inner portion of the hollow stem adjacent the first end, the catch being configured for engagement with an articulation member of a corresponding container.

Abstract: A grow light housing with passive cooling, including a shell having a reflective interior surface, a lower opening for directing light downwardly onto plants, and at least one ventilation opening in an upper portion. A grow light socket is coupled to the housing so as to position a grow light directly below the ventilation opening, and a reflective baffle is interposed between the ventilation opening and the grow light bulb. The baffle is spaced apart from the ventilation opening and housing interior surface so as to form a gap through which heated air may escape. The reflective baffle is configured in such a way that incident light is reflected away from the ventilation opening, into the housing interior space and either directly out the housing opening or indirectly out the housing opening after first reflecting off the reflective interior surface of the housing shell.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for transporting and dispersing solid particles into the earth's stratosphere, comprising a conduit connecting a substantially ground level location to an elevated location, a particle transport means, and a deagglomeration means coupled with a dispersal means, wherein the deagglomeration means and dispersal means are located at an elevated location, and to a method of transporting particles of high refractive index into the stratosphere as well as to an aircraft and to a cloud thus formed.

Abstract: A combination of a tree removal device and working vehicle for coupling the device thereon such that the combination is arranged for slicing tree roots. The working vehicle has a front element which is pivotable relative to a frame of the vehicle about a lateral axis in front of a forward end of the frame. The tree removal device includes an attachment portion for coupling to the front element and a knife element having a blade portion. The blade portion has front and rear edges arranged for engaging the ground in respective forward and backward directions of movement of the vehicle which are sharpened so as to perform a cutting action in the respective direction of movement when the blade portion engages the ground. Furthermore, the knife element is pivotable relative to the attachment about an axis in a vertical plane that divides the vehicle into symmetrical halves.

Abstract: A multiple-line irrigation system for irrigating a field includes a plurality of spans extending from a central pivot, a main pipeline for carrying water, and a distribution assembly in each span to distribute fluids onto the field below the span in an amount independent of the fluids distributed in other amounts onto the field below the other spans. The distribution assembly includes a downpipe, a valve assembly, a pressure gauge, an injection port, a mixing chamber, and an outlet.

Abstract: A hydroponic vegetable culture device generally includes a plurality of side-by-side arranged tanks and a plurality of slide boards set on the tanks. The slide boards extend across and straddle the tanks and are movable along the tanks. The slide boards are each provided with retainer frames that respectively correspond to the tanks and each includes an absorbent piece attached thereto. The tanks receive therein a nutrient solution. The absorbent pieces of the retainer frames receive vegetable seeds to be deposited therein. The absorbent pieces are allowed to absorb and keep therein the nutrient solution so as to achieve culture of hydroponically cultured vegetables. The slide boards are sequentially moved rearward so that when the slide boards reach an end of the tanks, the hydroponically cultured vegetables growing therein can be harvested. Thus, the culture of hydroponically cultured vegetables is made easy and efficient.

Abstract: A coriander variety, designated CN CORI 6003, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of coriander variety CN CORI 6003, to the plants of coriander variety CN CORI 6003 and to methods for producing a coriander plant by crossing the cultivar CN CORI 6003 with itself or another coriander variety. The invention further relates to methods for producing a coriander plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic coriander plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to coriander varieties or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from coriander variety CN CORI 6003, to methods for producing other coriander varieties, lines or plant parts derived from coriander variety CN CORI 6003 and to the coriander plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid coriander seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar CN CORI 6003 with another coriander variety.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided barley with total loss of functional lipoxygenase (LOX)-1 and LOX-2 enzymes, and plant products produced thereof, such as malt manufactured by using barley kernels defective in the synthesis of the fatty acid-dioxygenating enzymes LOX-1 and LOX-2. Said enzymes account for the principal activities related to dioxygenation of linoleic acid into 9- and 13-hydroperoxy octadecadienoic acid, respectively. 9-Hydroperoxy octadecadienoic acid represents a LOX pathway metabolite, which—through further enzymatic or spontaneous reactions—may lead to the appearance of trans-2-nonenal (T2N). The invention enables brewers to produce a beer having insignificant levels of stale, T2N-specific off-flavors, even after prolonged storage of the beverage.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH1DCP and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DCP with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DCP through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1DCP or a locus conversion of PH1DCP with another maize variety.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH25M2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH25M2 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH25M2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH25M2 or a locus conversion of PH25M2 with another maize variety.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH1KMY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1KMY with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1KMY through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1KMY or a locus conversion of PH1KMY with another maize variety.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH1W9K and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1W9K with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1W9K through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1W9K or a locus conversion of PH1W9K with another maize variety.