Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel powdery mildew resistance marker for melon plants, a powdery mildew resistant melon plant including a powdery mildew resistance locus; and a method for producing a powdery mildew resistant melon plant using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant plant of the Cucurbitaceae family comprising a modified CENH3 gene, which mutant plant, when crossed to a wild-type plant having 2n chromosomes produces progeny, at least 0.1% of which have n chromosomes. Preferably, the modified CENH3 gene comprises at least one mutation compared to an otherwise identical naturally occurring CENH3 gene, which at least one mutation gives rise to at least one non-conservative amino acid change in the Histone Fold Domain of the encoded modified CENH3 protein or to the occurrence of a premature stop codon in the encoded modified CENH3 protein. The invention further relates to a method for the production of haploid or doubled haploid plants and to the plants thus obtained.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV2165QH. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV2165QH and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV2165QH with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV2165QH, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV6844QG. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV6844QG and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV6844QG with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV6844QG, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV1231QF. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV1231QF and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV1231QF with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV1231QF, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV743564. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV743564, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV743564 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV743564 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV743564.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV462675. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV462675, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV462675 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV462675 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV462675.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH702044. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH702044, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH702044 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH702044.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH246236. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH246236, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH246236 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH246236.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH583000. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH583000, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH583000 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH583000.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH577323. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH577323, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH577323 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH577323.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV733466. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV733466, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV733466 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV733466 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV733466.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2050. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2050, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2050 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2050, including the pods and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2053. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2053, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2053 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2053, including the pods and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: Milking clusters for a miling installation have four teat cups, each teat cup having a cup housing and a teat cup liner with a top region and a suction region. A connection for a milk tube is arranged at the cup bottom or at the end of the suction region of the teat cup liner. A mouth portion of a sterile air pressure line is arranged in the top region of the teat cup liner, through which pressure line sterile air is introduced at a volumetric flow rate greater than a fluid aspiration volumetric flow rate at the milk tube, such that a sterile air blanket is established in the top region of the teat cup liner. The milking clusters with the cup liner and sterile air blanket prevent milked milk from being contaminated by contaminants and microorganisms from the shed air, extending storage life for untreated raw milk.

Abstract: A screen for a cheese blockformer is disclosed, the screen includes a metal sheet having a vertical orientation and a plurality of openings in the metal sheet. In certain examples, the openings each comprise a perforation. The screen can be constructed to be readily removable from the blockformer column and can be secured with an interlocking flange construction at the upstream end of the screen. Certain constructions are directed to a cheese blockformer comprising a tower having a plurality of walls, each wall having an interior side that faces an interior volume of the tower; a screen disposed inside the tower and a plurality of openings in the screen, each opening comprising a perforation and a dimple, the dimple being disposed on the exterior surface of the screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pet defecation apparatus and, more particularly, to a pet defecation apparatus which enables a series of processes for pet excretion disposal using a defecation pad, such as rolling up and packing the defecation pad to which excretion is added, and collecting and moving the defecation pad to a designated position, to be easily performed by means of automation.

Abstract: A portable toilet litter bowl for cats that fits human toilets of all conventional sizes, may be alternately placed in a functional position on flat surfaces, that provides an uncomplicated, space-saving, secure, environmentally friendly cat toilet apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for treating or processing granular absorbent while the granular absorbent is being transported in a fluid stream that preferably is a stream of air. The system includes a pneumatic conveyor with a conduit that draws pellets exiting an extruder into the conduit drying the pellets as they are transported through the conduit. Material can be introduced that dries, coats or otherwise treats the pellets while the pellets are transported through the conduit. Coating material, e.g., powdered bentonite can coat and also dry pellets during transport. A conduit can have inner pellet treating surface that abrades pellets transported through the conduit producing smaller fines that can be packaged with pellets forming a granular absorbent product that forms clumps on top that extend generally horizontally.

Abstract: The present invention includes multifunctional compositions, methods and binding systems to provide disinfecting and deodorizing coatings for hard and soft surfaces, inorganic and organic solid surfaces and particulate media and other related substrates, including human and animal skin and skin lesions; to provide neutralizing functions for malodors generated by both human, animal and industrial fluids and solid wastes; and to provide neutralizing and degrading functions for nuisance and noxious chemicals. The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing disinfecting, oxidizing and enzyme-inhibiting fluids enabling preparation of durable, stable biocidal and deodorizing coatings and media which can be widely used for biological agent control, prevention and elimination of odors, and degradation of noxious agents susceptible to chemical oxidation, and which take forms that are inoffensive to users and offer high convenience.

Abstract: A system including a flexible and detachable net implement being configured to be installed on a frame of an entranceway. A plurality of cam straps, each cam strap having a first end segment and a second end segment, wherein each of said first end segment is into engagement with said net implement. A plurality of snap hooks where each snap hook is into engagement with said second end segment of each of said plurality of cam straps, wherein each snap hook is operable for anchoring said net implement. A bracket implement, in which said bracket implement comprises a top end portion and a bottom end portion, wherein said bracket implement is further configured to receive said plurality of snap hooks for anchoring said net implement to the wall of the entranceway frame.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a cover for a pet bed including a sheet for protecting the bedding from being soiled by a pet, such as from hairs, urine, feces, vomit and other animal debris. The protecting component is a bed covering fabricated with a backing of waterproof and soil proof flexible material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a feeder having an open, planar feeding surface to present a variety of foods to pets such as dogs or cats. The feeder is made of a cellulosic composite dual phase material that facilitates the cutting of various foods without dulling cutting implements and may be easily cleaned and sanitized in a dishwasher or by hand. The present invention allows for the presentation to pets of a variety of foods that may be cut, spread or dispersed on the surface allowing the juices, gravies or applied foods to fill an array of indentations and grooves in the feeding surface.

Abstract: A pet treat holding device may comprise a head and a plurality of opposable arms. The plurality of opposable arms may be articulably attached to the head and movable between a first position and a second position. The arms may define a cavity configured to receive an end of an elongated treat such as a bully stick. The device may comprise a twist ring that threadedly engages the opposable arms and operates to secure the arms of the device around the inserted end of the elongated treat.

Abstract: A supporting device having a curved support surface elevated above a base and angled with respect to the base, such as for the support of an animal. The support surface may be elevated above the base by an adjustable stanchion so that it can accommodate animals of different sizes. The angled support surface may be fixedly or pivotally attached to the stanchion so that it may accommodate the sloped abdomen of the animal. The support surface may be designed to have a small sagitta so that it provides unobstructed access to the sides of the animal being supported. The base may be designed and configured to have a dog-bone shaped outline. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: An absorbent article for male pet animals has a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and includes: a body-facing surface facing a body of a pet; a non-body-facing surface opposite to the body-facing surface; a first section positioned at a center in the longitudinal direction; second sections adjacent to the first section in the longitudinal direction; an interior layer sheet positioned on side of the body-facing surface; an exterior layer sheet positioned on side of the non-body-facing surface; an absorbent core between the interior and the exterior layer sheets; first and second end portions opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction; an attachment on which the second end portion is detachably attached, the attachment being positioned in the first end portion; and an indicator that is colored upon coming into contact with urine. The indicator continuously extends in the longitudinal direction, and is visually recognizable from the non-body-facing surface.

Abstract: A rack system including a plurality of cages, wherein each cage comprises a respective plurality of outside surfaces, a plurality of housing areas, each housing area corresponding to a respective one cage of the plurality of cages, each housing area comprising a respective plurality of inside surfaces of the rack system and arranged to support at least a portion of one of the respective plurality of outside surfaces of its corresponding one cage, and a plurality of coaxial piezoelectric cables, each coaxial piezoelectric cable corresponding to a respective one cage of the plurality of cages and at least indirectly coupled to its corresponding one cage.

Abstract: An edible bird's nests production facility, for use in creating and harvesting edible bird's nests. A plurality of arrangement of swiftlet's nesting substrates configured to maximize efficiency, productivity and high net worth value of the edible nests products created. The facility includes mechanized equipment and apparatus for harvesting swiftlet's edible nests at great heights; carriage of goods and equipment in swiftlets farming houses; safe and efficient collection of nests.

Abstract: A genetically modified NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ mouse is provided by the present invention wherein the genome of the mouse includes a mutated Rhbdf2 gene such that the mouse expresses a mutant iRhom2 protein, wherein the mutant iRhom2 protein differs from wild-type iRhom2 protein due to one or more mutations selected from p.I156T, p.D158N and p.P159L, and wherein the mouse is characterized by hairless phenotype and increased growth of an exogenous tumor compared to a mouse of the same genetic background which express wild-type iRhom2 protein.

Abstract: There is provided a spreading device, such as a trawl door used for trawl fishing, and more particularly, a trawl door adapted for stable and efficient operation. The door is equipped with flaps mounted below distal panels and connected to driving units, and the flaps are adapted to be controlled remotely, when the spreading device is being towed through the water; the lower distal panel and the upper distal panel have distal surfaces rendering them hollow, wherein the flaps constitute a part of the distal surface.

Abstract: There is shown and described a shoeing for horses, in particular for racehorses being used in competition, constructed from a core made of fiber-reinforced plastic material which is surrounded by a functional layer made of plastic. According to the invention it is provided that the core is formed substantially from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer material (i.e. a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic) and the functional layer is formed substantially from a thermoplastic polycarbonate material or a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polycarbonate material (i.e. a thermoplastic or a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic). Furthermore there is shown and described a thermoplastic injection molding method for producing the shoeing.

Abstract: An insect trap includes a rigid canister and a nozzle. The canister has a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls projecting from the bottom wall. The side walls define a top opening. The nozzle is secured within the top opening. The nozzle includes a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the canister and a lid moveable between an open position and a closed position. The nozzle inhibits insects that have entered the canister from exiting through the passageway. The lid selectively seals the passageway when the lid is positioned in the closed position.

Abstract: An insect trap is provided. The insect trap includes a flexible bag having a first edge and a second edge that are connected together at a seam. The insect trap also includes a nozzle secured between the edges adjacent the seam. The nozzle has a tube defining a passageway for insects into the bag and a fin providing a transition for the edges extending over the tube from the seam.

Abstract: A method of operating a fluid sprayer includes supplying a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant to a nozzle assembly at a first regulated pressure. The method further includes changing the first regulated pressure to a second regulated pressure different than the first regulated pressure. The method further includes supplying a second fluid selected from the group to the nozzle assembly at the second regulated pressure.

Abstract: A weed electrocution system comprises a tool bar section comprising a central tool bar and one or more peripheral tool bars pivotable relative to the central tool bar. A mount is adapted to mount the tool bar section to a tractor. A first electrode is associated with the central tool bar, and a a second electrode is associated with the second tool bar. When an electric current is supplied to the first and second electrodes, the electrodes are able to electrocute weeds that come in contact with the electrodes. A ground wheel connected to a peripheral tool bar causes the peripheral tool bar and the second electrode to adjust to the contour of the land.

Abstract: An animal sorting device comprising a housing having an entrance, an exit, and an animal dispatch chamber. The animal dispatch chamber comprises entrant assessment means to determine if an entrant is either a pest or a non-pest, animal dispatching means to dispatch the pest, and means to urge either a dispatched pest towards an aperture or the non-pest towards the exit. A modular animal sorting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure includes pest-management assemblies (e.g., capture stations, entrance assemblies, and combinations thereof), such as, for example, those that permit a rodent to enter and become trapped (e.g., via adhesive, a snap-trap, and/or being prevented from exiting the assemblies). For example, some embodiments of the present pest-management assemblies comprise a capture station and an entrance assembly comprising a door having a first end and a second end, an entranceway comprising a sidewall defining an opening through which a pest can enter the capture station, and a lip positioned such that it is interior to the capture station, where the lip of the entranceway has an upper edge disposed farther from a floor of the pest-management assembly than the second end of the door when the door is in the closed configuration, the lip positioned such that the lip does not obstruct the door from moving to the open configuration.

Abstract: A trap for attracting and capturing animals without injury. The trap is a walled chamber that has an opening for animals to enter. A trigger plate located in the rear of the trap is set to lower a trap door once stepped on by an animal. A hook used to hold the trap door in a raised position is provided with a thumb assist interface allowing a user to easily set and the trap with the assistance of a finger such a thumb. The trap also is provided with a separately accessible bait chamber which allows a user to add bait to the trap without having to insert a hand into the trap chamber.

Abstract: Pest-management apparatuses and related methods. At least some of the present pest-management apparatuses comprise: a base, a lid coupled to the base such that the lid is movable between open and closed positions, where the base and lid define a chamber when the lid is in the closed position; a pest-capture device disposable within the chamber and having a capture element that is movable between set and capture positions; and an elongated indicator configured to extend through an opening in the lid when the lid is in the closed position.

Abstract: An animal-entry protection apparatus and related methods for protecting protected areas from animal entry are described. The animal-entry protection apparatus includes an eye-safe laser and a computing device. The animal-entry protection apparatus determines whether an animal has entered into a protected area. After determining that the animal has entered into the protected area, the animal-entry protection apparatus determines a location of the animal within the protected area and activates the eye-safe laser to emit a pulsed laser beam toward the location of the animal. The pulsed laser beam includes laser pulses having a laser-pulse rate that is between a first laser-pulse rate associated with a flicker-fusion frequency of a human eye and a second laser-pulse rate associated with a flicker-fusion frequency of an animal eye.

Abstract: An insect repellant system that provides volatized pest repellant at a radius to the system. The repellant system includes at least one housing with (i) a base and an upper housing removably joined to the base to define an inner region of the housing, (ii) a repellant reservoir having a wick extending upwardly through a neck of the reservoir that receives a repellant fluid that is transferred by the wick during operation of the insect repellant system, and (iii) an evaporator system having a heater element coupled to a support assembly. The upper housing includes at least one upper fluid outlet and the base including at least one inlet opening. In an installed position, the repellant reservoir is inserted into the inner region and the wick extends through the support assembly and into the heater element to volatize repellant fluid carried by the wick.

Abstract: A tracking system comprises: a data receiver arranged to: i) receive work data indicative of at least a location of an infestation or other item of interest from a data provider, and ii) receive property data indicative of an address or location from a client device; a module arranged to: i) update an existing record in a database according to the received work data upon determining the record corresponds to the location based on a geographical matching process, ii) create a new record in the database according to the received work data upon determining that no record corresponding to the location exists based on a geographical matching process, and iii) retrieve a record from the database corresponding to the location upon determining the record corresponds to the address based on a geographical matching process; and a data transmitter arranged to transmit the retrieved record to the client device for output.

Abstract: An electronic caller decoy that is used in hunting animals. The caller is particularly useful for attracting predator species such as coyotes, wolves, and the like. The decoy encourages predators to come towards the decoy within the range of a concealed hunter or hunters. The decoy simulates the sound and movement of wounded prey species such as rabbits, deer, and the like, to bring the predator within range. The decoy has a base including three or more legs, a body which is preferably rotatable on the base via a motor, an electronic sound generator and speaker, a microphone, a camera and a tail element. The motorized rotatable base is preferably remote controllable to orient sound broadcast in a specific direction, or plural directions.

Abstract: Cryopreservative compositions include a carboxylated-polyamino acid, and at least one of an organic amphoteric agent or a polysaccharide. Methods of cryopreservation are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exopolysaccharide derived from Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain CY01 (KCTC 12867BP) which is a novel strain living in the polar regions, and to a composition for cryoprotection of cells, which contains the exopolysaccharide. The exopolysaccharide of the present invention has an excellent ability to cryoprotect cells, and shows no cytotoxicity. Thus, the inventive exopolysaccharide can substitute for conventional cryoprotective agents that show cytotoxicity when used at high concentrations.

Abstract: A method of decellularizing a tissue includes disposing the tissue within a device, the device. The device includes a container, first and second electrodes disposed within the container and defining a space between the first and second electrodes to receive the tissue, a perfusion pump, and a conduit connected to the perfusion pump to transport a decellularization composition from the pump into the tissue. The method further includes disposing the decellularization composition within the container to surround the tissue and contact the first and second electrodes, applying an electric potential across the first and second electrodes, and perfusing the decullarization composition into the tissue.

Abstract: Provided herein are agricultural compositions, kits, and methods for improving crop productivity and enhancing plant phenotypes. Generally, the compositions and kits comprise an osmoprotectant and one or both of an anti-desiccant and an anti-respirant. Additional compositions and kits are provided that comprise an anti-dessicant and an anti-respirant. Further compositions and kits are provided that comprise a first osmoprotectant and a second osmoprotectant, the first and second osmoprotectants being different from one another. The methods provided herein generally comprise exogenously applying the agricultural composition to a plant.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a seed coating composition comprising one or more active ingredients, to a method and use for improving the bio-efficacy of an active ingredient in a seed coating, and to a coated seed. The seed coating composition of the invention further comprises a wax and/or polymeric carbohydrate and wherein said seed coating composition has an amount of polymeric binder excluding wax and polymeric carbohydrate of 10% or less by total weight of the wax and polymeric carbohydrate together.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agricultural water disintegrable granular composition. More particularly, the invention relates to a water disintegrable granular composition, where the granules include at least one water insoluble crop nutrient or or algae or pesticidal active ingredient, and one or more agrochemically acceptable excipient, whereby the granules have a bulk density of less than 1.5 gm/ml and hardness of at least 1 Newton. The invention further relates to a water disintegrable granular composition which includes at least one algae and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient wherein granules have particles in the size range of 0.1 micron-50 microns, granule size is in the range of 0.1 mm to 6 mm and attrition resistance of the granules are at least 50%. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process of preparing the water disintegrable granular composition including one or more water insoluble crop nutrients or algae or the pesticidal active ingredients.

Abstract: A method for retarding an ethylene response in a plant or plant part comprising the step of contacting the plant or plant part with an ethylene response retarding amount of benzocyclopropene and/or naphtho[b]cyclopropane.