Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of dark pink to medium red and white striped coloration.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named ‘ESM R145’, characterized by its upright and long flowering stems; vigorous growth habit and high productivity; dark green-colored leaves; dark pink-colored flowers that are held on strong pedicels on relatively large sprays; freely flowering habit; excellent postproduction longevity; and good tolerance to pathogens common to Rose plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cherry tree, Prunus avium, and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, moderately vigorous, hardy, self-unfruitful, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in early May, with first picking on May 3, 2014. The fruit is uniformly medium to large in size, very good in flavor, somewhat oblate in shape, freestone in type, moderately firm in texture, heat tolerant, red to yellowish pink in flesh color, deep red in skin color, and it has a medium length stem that is strongly attached to the fruit.

Abstract: ‘UFR-15’ is a new and distinct diploid hybrid citrus rootstock for improved disease resistance. ‘UFR-15’ has shown a positive reaction to the Huanglongbing disease (HLB, or citrus greening disease) in multiple experimental field trials. Scion trees grafted on this rootstock show a reduced frequency of infection and reduced disease symptoms once infected as compared to commercial diploid rootstocks.

Abstract: ‘UFR-6’ is a new and distinct allotetraploid citrus rootstock for tree size control and improved disease resistance. ‘UFR-6’ has shown a positive reaction to the Huanglongbing disease (HLB, or citrus greening disease) in multiple experimental field trials. Scion trees grafted on this rootstock show a reduced frequency of infection and reduced disease symptoms once infected as compared to commercial diploid rootstocks.

Abstract: ‘UFR-1’ is a new and distinct allotetraploid citrus rootstock for tree size control and improved disease resistance. ‘UFR-1’ has shown a positive reaction to the Huanglongbing disease (HLB, or citrus greening disease) in multiple experimental field trials. Scion trees grafted on this rootstock show a reduced frequency of infection and reduced disease symptoms once infected as compared to commercial diploid rootstocks.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Acer ginnala, ‘JefUM’, that is characterized by its clump forming plant habit with 3 to 4 stem clumps consistently maintained, its fall foliage that is red-purple in color, its clean and disease-free three-lobed foliage, and its resistance to iron chlorosis when grown in alkaline soils.

Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, pink flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, pink flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, pink flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, violet flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, white flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘Blue Yonder’ that is characterized by a low spreading habit, violet-blue flowers, and dark green semi glossy foliage, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘ILVO347’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; large sterile orchid pink-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: ‘SPCDW1320’ is a distinctive variety of Vanda which is characterized by the light-yellow sepal and petal background coloration, purple spotting and a broad rim of purple on each of the sepals and petals, with the light yellow background being more prominent in the two lateral sepals than in the two petals and the dorsal sepal. The new variety is a Vanda, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHDUNDAL’ particularly characterized by having bright red, cordate spathes, white, short spadix, very rich shoot formation, a very compact plant habit and dark green foliage, is disclosed.

Abstract: ‘UF12-82-3’ is a new coleus plant distinguished by having a combination of novel mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, and lance-shaped leaves consistently colored deep maroon with bright green margins that is significantly different than other coleus plants.

Abstract: An asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass with a unique combination of morphological characters including medium fine leaf texture, short leaf length, low canopy height, and medium stiff leaf flexibility.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft extending therefrom. The housing includes a nose having a neck and a base that defines a diameter greater than that of the neck. A rotation knob has a distal end defining a first aperture and a proximal end defining a second aperture, the apertures cooperating to define a lumen extending through the rotation knob that is configured to receive the shaft. The first aperture defines a diameter that generally approximates a diameter of the shaft. The rotation knob is transitionable between an at-rest position and a flexed position. In the flexed position, the second aperture is expanded to permit passage of the base of the nose into an interior of the rotation knob. In the at-rest position, the second aperture generally approximates the diameter of the neck to rotatably engage the rotation knob about the nose with the shaft extending therethrough.

Abstract: Three bridge circuits (101, 111, 121), each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge (100) to sense a magnetic field (160) in three orthogonal directions (110, 120, 130) that are set with a single pinning material deposition and bulk wafer setting procedure. One of the three bridge circuits (121) includes a first magnetoresistive sensor (141) comprising a first sensing element (122) disposed on a pinned layer (126), the first sensing element (122) having first and second edges and first and second sides, and a first flux guide (132) disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the first edge and on the first side of the first sensing element (122). An optional second flux guide (136) may be disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the second edge and the second side of the first sensing element (122).

Abstract: An object-oriented system for managing multiple media types in a communication center environment has a multimedia queuing system, a processor for processing events in the queue, an interaction server for selecting media type or event types, a resource manager for reporting availability of a resource access point, and a data store for storing client information about media types available to the client and historical information about success of past use of those media types. In a preferred application, the system processes and routes incoming events of known media type to access points defined as systems or agents based in part on media channel availability of the access point, and wherein the system selects a media channel or channels for certain events in queue that are not pre-dedicated as specific media type events but are generated outbound or internal proactive contact events.

Abstract: A plant extracting assembly includes a fulcrum; a lifting arm subassembly carried by the fulcrum in fixed relation thereto, the lifting arm subassembly having a lifting arm jaw; a kinetic arm subassembly having a kinetic arm jaw disposed in facing relation to the lifting arm jaw of the lifting arm subassembly; and a pivoting lever carried by the lifting arm subassembly and pivotally engaging the kinetic arm subassembly, the lever operable to selectively displace the kinetic arm jaw toward and away from the lifting arm jaw by pivotal actuation of the kinetic arm subassembly responsive to pivoting of the lever relative to the fulcrum.

Abstract: An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor having arms for attachment to an implement, wherein the arms have part-spherical sockets at their free ends for receiving coupling balls which during operation receive coupling pins on the implement to be connected by means of the hitch to the tractor. The hitch has lifting arms that are each movable by a respective hydraulic cylinder and are connected to the associated hydraulic cylinder by a linkage that incorporates at least one pivot pin. In the invention, at least one of the pivot pins has a projecting extension dimensioned to fit within the through bore of a coupling ball and a stop is provided on the extension to prevent a coupling ball supported by the pivot pin from sliding off the extension.

Abstract: An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor, wherein the hitch is fitted with a mechanism for stabilizing lateral movement of lifting arms of the hitch. The lifting arms are raised and lower by respective hydraulic cylinders. The stabilizing mechanism has a locking pin that is automatically retracted to an unlocked position by means of a flexible linkage when the lifting arms are in a lowered position. In the invention, the opposite end of the flexible linkage from the locking pin is connected to an anchoring point provided on the hydraulic cylinder serving to raise and lower one of the lifting arms.

Abstract: An agricultural machine with an implement for working a row culture of working rows arranged parallel to one another, interference rows arranged at an angle to the working rows or both includes at least one controllably moveably working section with activatable working devices for working the row culture. The implement has a control unit for controlling the working section and working device relative to a working row and an optical sensor unit connected to the control unit for generating an image of at least part of the row culture, from which a sensor signal (S) is generated for controlling the controllably working section, working device or both. The control unit evaluates a validity of the sensor signal (S) to determine whether the sensor signal (S) is used for controlling the working section or working device based on at least one evaluation parameter.

Abstract: A device for a self-regulated pneumatic supply from a main reservoir containing product toward at least one auxiliary reservoir according to its filling rate, the supply device including a compressed air supply, a tilted duct connected to pipe connections, a bypass air duct having a first channel emerging near the outlet of the main reservoir and a second channel emerging near the inlet of the pipe connections to bring product to the auxiliary reservoir. At least one of the channels includes a sliding system for adjusting a passage section of air passing through one of the channels. The device can be applied to a seeder including such a supply device.

Abstract: A method and assembly for distributing a granular agricultural material. The assembly includes a container that is configured to be supported by a chassis of a self-powered vehicle. A first conveyor and a second conveyor are associated with the container and configured to receive the granular material contained therein. The first conveyor and the second conveyor each extend in a longitudinal direction that is generally aligned with and offset in opposite lateral directions from a longitudinal centerline axis of the chassis. Preferably, each of the first and second conveyors are independently operable to manipulate the amount of commodity distributed to the alternate lateral sides of the underlying vehicle.

Abstract: A cutting blade for a hand-guided trimmer with a drive motor has a disk-shaped base member with cutting teeth disposed about a circumference of the base member. The base member has a first face and a second face opposite the first face. The cutting teeth each have a tooth face edge, the tooth face edge leading in driving direction of the cutting blade and extending radially, and a tooth back edge extending in the circumferential direction. The tooth face edge and the tooth back edge of the cutting teeth are alternatingly ground on the first face or the second face in the circumferential direction and define together a common cutting tip that is leading in the drive direction. Several of the cutting tips of the cutting teeth that are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction are positioned in a common plane.