Abstract: An indoor system for making self-sufficient green walls may include: a load-bearing structure including one or more growing receptacles, wherein each of the one or more growing receptacles includes a growing medium configured to contain, support, and/or feed roots of at least one plant; a feeding system configured to provide water, fertilizers, and/or other nutrients to the at least one plant; a photostimulation system including one or more light sources configured to stimulate photosynthesis processes in the at least one plant; and a control system configured to automatically control the feeding system and/or the photostimulation system based on detection of one or more operating variables of one or more of the feeding system, the photostimulation system, and one or more physical/chemical quantities of the at least one plant and/or an environment surrounding the at least one plant.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semi-dominant molecular marker related to maize dwarf and an application thereof, and relates to the technical field of maize molecular breeding. The molecular marker related to the maize dwarf is caused by a non-synonymous mutation from G to A in a maize gene Zm00001d013465, and the molecular marker is a nucleotide sequence composed of the non-synonymous mutation site and its upstream and downstream bases. The present application identifies a dwarf mutant, coded as E5779, from an EMS mutation population with maize B73 as the genetic background. By genome resequencing and Mutmap mapping, it is found that the mutant is caused by the non-synonymous mutation from G to A in the gene Zm00001d013465. The molecular marker is developed based on this, and the analysis and utilization of E5779 are helpful to improve the maize plant height and density-tolerant breeding, it has an important breeding application potential.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified DCAF8 gene, the wild type of which gene having a coding sequence according to SEQ ID No. 2, encoding the protein of SEQ ID No. 3, or having a coding sequence and a protein sequence that show at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 2 and at least 70% sequence similarity to SEQ ID No. 3, respectively, and wherein the modified DCAF8 gene comprises one or more nucleotides replaced, inserted and/or deleted relative to the wild type, and wherein the modified DCAF8 gene when present homozygously, confers to a cucurbit plant a reduced leaf area phenotype as compared to a cucurbit plant not having the modified gene. The invention further relates to a plant comprising the modified DCAF8 gene of the invention.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method for increasing digestibility and/or assimilability and/or energy content and/or nutritional value of forage plants comprising contacting a plant, a plant part or a plant seed with at least one endophytic fungus species to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed. The present disclosure further relates to a method for increasing digestibility and/or assimilability and/or energy content and/or nutritional value of forage plants comprising contacting a plant, a plant part or a plant seed with at least one endophytic fungus species and a yeast to colonize the plant, the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lettuce plant that is resistant to downy mildew, more specifically to a lettuce plant that comprises a resistance gene that confers broad spectrum resistance to oomycetes in lettuce, more specifically B. lactucae. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a resistance gene and a method for obtaining a lettuce plant that is resistant to downy mildew, wherein the method comprises the step of introducing said resistance gene into a lettuce plant.

Abstract: New lettuce variety designated ‘Sunberg’ are described. ‘Sunberg’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.

Abstract: Hard red winter variety designated KS Territory is disclosed, including plants and seeds thereof. The variety is white-glumed, with good grain shattering resistance, good straw strength and average test weight and is adapted to the semi-arid growing regions of Kansas. Methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety KS Territory with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety KS Territory with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety KS Territory are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety KS Territory and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: Wheat variety designated KS Big Bow is disclosed. The variety is a hard white winter wheat that is white seeded and is well adapted for the semi-arid regions in western Kansas and surrounding states. Plants and seeds of wheat variety KS Big Bow, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety KS Big Bow with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety KS Big Bow with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety KS Big Bow are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety KS Big Bow and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for reducing free asparagine concentration in the grain of wheat plants. The compositions comprise wheat plants, plant parts, plant cells, and seeds comprising a loss-of-function mutation in at least one endogenous ASPARAGINE SYNTHETASE 2 (ASN2) gene. The grain of wheat plants has reduced acrylamide-forming potential. Low acrylamide products produced from the grain are also provided.

Abstract: Plants with reduced gluten grains and compositions thereof are disclosed herein.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSK4540 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSK4540 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

Abstract: Transgenic INHT26 soybean plants comprising modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified DAS44406-6 transgenic locus or portions thereof as well as modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 05020906 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 05020906, to the plants of soybean cultivar 05020906, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 05020906, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 05020906. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 05020906. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 05020906, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 05020906 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 08110202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 08110202, to the plants of soybean cultivar 08110202, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 08110202, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 08110202. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 08110202. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 08110202, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 08110202 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB3274, pepper line SBR-8T18-6549, and pepper line SBR-8T18-6550. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB3274, pepper line SBR-8T18-6549, and pepper line SBR-8T18-6550 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB3274, pepper line SBR-8T18-6549, and pepper line SBR-8T18-6550 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Abstract: A milking system for milking a milking animal includes a teatcup for fitting on a teat of the milking animal, and a measuring chamber connected directly and rigidly thereto. The teatcup has a longitudinal direction, and a first milk outflow orifice for milk outflow parallel to the longitudinal direction. The measuring chamber has a peripheral wall, a milk inlet in fluid communication therewith, a second milk outflow orifice to a milk tube, a vacuum outlet, and a sensor device for determining a property of the milk in the measuring chamber. In a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the measuring chamber has a first inside diameter in a first direction, and a smaller second diameter in a perpendicular second direction.

Abstract: A milking system including a milking means, a milk line, and a sampling and analysis device, that includes an analysis tape, with a carrier layer and a reagent tape layer with a reagent that provides a detectable response in the presence of a substance in the sample, a dosing device, an optical radiation source, and an optical sensor device to detect optical response radiation emitted by the reagent tape layer and to analyse the detected optical response radiation to provide an indication of a presence or concentration of the substance in the droplet. The reagent tape layer includes, or is, a material with an asymmetrical porosity, having the largest pore size at a first side where the sample is provided, and the smallest pore size at the opposite side.

Abstract: A milking device has milking means, a controller, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for cleaning the milk filter with cleaning fluid. The milk filter comprises a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a circumferential filter body. The filter body comprises filter holes and divides the filter volume into an inner filter volume and an outer filter volume. The milk filter is configured to be flushed during use. The cleaning device is configured to clean the milk filter. The filter holes are grouped into a first group and a second group. The diameter of the holes in the first group is greater than that of the second group.

Abstract: A cat litter box capable of automatic cleaning and removal, comprising a pedestal and a roller repository, and the pedestal and the roller repository are connected via a drive mechanism, the roller repository comprises a barrel, a litter storage bin is provided in the barrel, a pet entry/exit port and a waste discharge-port are opened on the barrel, wherein the waste discharge port is provided at a rotation track of the barrel, a movable cover is provided outside the waste discharge-port, an adjustable filter assembly is provided in between the litter storage bin and the waste discharge bin, the adjustable filter assembly comprises a fixed stopper-plate, the fixed stopper-plate is connected with an inner side of the barrel, a filter mesh is provided underneath the fixed stopper-plate, a movable stopper-plate is provided rotatably in between the fixed stopper-plate and the filter mesh, a button is provided at the movable stopper-plate.

Abstract: An absorbent pad with drawstring system; the absorbent pad with drawstring system includes an absorbent pad having a drawstring system and a planar body with multiple layers configured to absorb liquid-waste and collect solid-waste. The absorbent pad with drawstring system is provided for use in both professional environments and private households for collecting solid-waste and liquid-waste for sanitary containment and disposal of the solid-waste and the liquid-waste.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a locking base assembly. The locking base assembly includes: a base plate for placing an object thereon; and a locking mechanism mounted on the base plate for locking and unlocking the object. The locking mechanism includes: at least one releasing operation element capable of sliding between a locking position and an unlocking position with respect to the base plate; and at least one locking element is slidably disposed on the base plate. The locking element is capable of locking the object when the releasing operation element is in the locking position. The locking element moves along with movement of the releasing operation element to unlock (i.e., release) the object when the releasing operation element is operated to move from the locking position to the unlocking position. The present disclosure also provides a wheeled carrying apparatus including the locking base assembly.

Abstract: A pet vestibule configured for being attached to a door and to either swing open with the door or to be removably installed so the vestibule can be released from the interior side of the door before the door is opened, and the door can swing freely. The vestibule can then be rolled out of the doorway. The vestibule provides a protected shelter area for pets and animals to come and go into a structure without the need for human assistance, while also inhibiting rain, snow, and other inclement weather from entering the structure through the pet door.

Abstract: A wildlife exclusion system for railway tracks is provided which includes an exclusion arrangement positioned to span across the railway tracks at a location along a length of the railway tracks. The exclusion arrangement extends generally perpendicular to the railway tracks and has a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion are configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby. Methods of installing a wildlife exclusion system and methods of discouraging wild animals from traveling along railway tracks are also provided.

Abstract: A pet slow food tableware includes a food tray including a body for receiving pet food, a plurality of protrusions formed at an inner surface of the body, a feeding bin installed above the food tray and including a receiving room for receiving the food to be put in, an inlet for adding pet food to the feeding bin therefrom; a food leakage hole formed on a bottom of the feeding bin that the food is to flow out of the feeding bin to the food tray. When using the improved slow food tableware, pet food is stored in the feeding bin through the inlet, and the food flows from the food leakage hole to the food tray for pets to eat. The feeding bin is flexibly installed above the food tray, which can train pets to shake the feeding bin to replenish food for themselves.

Abstract: A feed supply system used in distributing feed grain from a feed tank includes a boot unloader coupled to an upstream end of at least one conveyor tube in fluid communication with a downwardly opening aperture of the feed tank. The boot unloader includes an unloader body formed of a front panel and a rear panel to form a receiving portion into which feed grain flows from the feed tank. At least one auger is partially received in the unloader body and extends from the unloader body into a respective conveyor tube. The auger is secured to the rear panel with an end bearing and has a helical flighting configured to rotate about an auger axis. An auger retention mechanism extends between the front panel and the rear panel of the boot unloader and positioned above the auger axis so that the auger retention mechanism prevents the flighting from deforming upwards within the boot unloader.

Abstract: Approaches for synchronising electronic animal identification tag readers for reading clectronic animal identification tags attached to animals. Embodiments include using a pulse from a GNSS receiver, adjusting for an error between a reference cadence signal and a local cadence signal, and using a synchronisation signal.

Abstract: GPS trackers for pets are known, however known systems are visible, and are therefore easily identified and removed by thieves. The present invention enables a GPS tracker to be inserted within a compartment 90, wherein the compartment 90 is concealed behind a first part 10 or a second part 20 of a dog harness. Accordingly, if a dog is stolen while wearing the harness, the thief may be unaware of the presence or the location of the GPS tracker. This may enable the location of the dog to be ascertained by the owner so that the dog may be recovered. Furthermore, the unobtrusive and secure mounting of the GPS tracker within the GPS tracker holder may prevent it from becoming detached from the harness and lost.

Abstract: Animal dental hygienic device having a brush tip and a chew handle. The brush tip includes oppositely oriented sets of elongated projections. The chew handle includes an internal cavity and apertures arranged in the chew handle and narrow from the outer surface of the chew handle to the inner surface of the internal cavity. The brush tip and chew handle are contiguous and form a generally cylindrical shape. The device may be used autonomously by an animal as a chew toy or manually by a human user as an animal tooth brush.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a portable pet auditory meatus care device for sterilizing and removing ear mites through ozone. The device comprises a handle-shaped housing case, a nozzle for abutting against the auditory meatus which is provided with a connection port, an ozone generator for generating ozone gas which is connected with the output port of the nozzle, a drive board and a battery; when the nozzle is abutted against the opening of the auditory meatus, the output port is communicated with the interior of the auditory meatus. The device can completely disinfect the auditory meatus of pets so as to prevent and treat ear mites.

Abstract: Included in the present disclosure is an apparatus including a body defining a first perimeter. The body may include a closed first body end, an open second body end opposite the first body end, and a first wall therebetween, the first wall at least partially surrounding the first perimeter thereby forming an interior of the body. An inlet may extend through the first wall, the inlet configured to receive a nozzle of a commercial gas canister. The apparatus may include an exhaust defining a second perimeter smaller than the first perimeter, the exhaust fixedly coupled to the second body end. The exhaust may include an open first exhaust end, an open second exhaust end opposite the first exhaust end, and a second wall therebetween, the second wall at least partially surrounding the second perimeter. The first exhaust end may be configured to fluidly couple to the second body end.

Abstract: A paperboard cut into a predetermined shape to be folded into a box for removing dog waste is disclosed which includes a first rectangular section (235) serving as a bottom panel for the box, a pair of fold-up members (342L and 342R) flanking the first rectangular section (235), a second rectangular section (223) juxtaposing the first rectangular section (235) and serving as a back panel of the box, a pair of side sections (122L and 122R) flanking the second rectangular section (223) serving as side panels of the box, a third rectangular section (102) juxtaposing the second rectangular section (223) and serving as a front panel of the box, and a pair of side tab sections (108L and 108R) flanking the third rectangular section (102) for engaging a pair of side slots (124L and 124R) formed on the pair of side sections (122L and 122R), respectively.

Abstract: A leash-less collar device is provided. In one embodiment, the device is comprised of a pet collar with a vibration motor and/or a shocking mechanism. A user can use a fob and/or a mobile application to set a boundary distance between the fob and/or smart device the mobile application is installed on. If the pet exceeds the boundary distance when wearing the collar, the collar delivers a vibration and/or shock. In another embodiment, the device is comprised of a bracelet instead of a collar, wherein the bracelet can be worn by a child and a user can use a fob and/or a mobile application to set a boundary distance between the fob and/or smart device the mobile application is installed on. If the child exceeds the boundary distance when wearing the bracelet, the bracelet delivers a vibration.

Abstract: A hummingbird feeder device is disclosed that is an easier and more convenient way to feed and attract hummingbirds. The hummingbird feeder device comprises a housing component that is configured in a triangular-shaped elongated design with an open interior cavity. An internal bladder or pouch filled with nectar/hummingbird food is disclosed within the open interior cavity. The housing component comprises multiple removable sections on the triangular design, which are removed to access the pouch. Once removed, feeding plugs are pulled out from the pouch on all sides of the triangular design. The feeding plugs typically resemble a live flower with a hole in the center for access to the nectar from the pouch. When the feeding plugs are pulled out, nectar from the pouch is exposed, which will in turn attract and feed nearby hummingbirds.

Abstract: A sublimation device for protecting honey bees against arthropod pests is described. The device includes a pot with a heated inside space a lid at least one heating means and with a vapor outlet tube. The pot has a thickened bottom. Two intersecting blind holes are formed in the thickened bottom such that the axes thereof lie at an angle with respect to each other, where one of the holes opens either directly from the bottom of the pot or through the side wall of the pot to the heated inside space, and the other of the holes opens to the space outside the pot. A bottom outlet tube is disposed in the blind hole opening to the space outside the pot, with a vapor release tube being disposed in the blind hole opening directly from the bottom of the pot to the heated inside space.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an extruded biodegradable material for aquaculture, which comprises at least one biodegradable polymer and at least one functional additive. The production method of the biodegradable material, as well as articles comprising said material, are also disclosed. An aspect of the present invention comprises an extruder for obtaining the extruded biodegradable material.

Abstract: A fish tank cleaning water pump is provided, which includes a housing having a shape of convex cover. A top of an inner wall of the housing is provided with a power cord outlet, a bottom of the housing is provided with a double-layer hood-shaped base. A top of the double-layer hood-shaped base is provided with a water pump upper component, a top of the water pump upper component is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the housing. The beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that a cleaning chamber is provided, and a return water channel is provided at an isolation position between a top of the cleaning chamber and a top of the housing. A peripheral border of a side wall of the housing and an outer border of the double-layer hood-shaped base form a sealed water injection pressure chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing, distributing and selling such transgenic fish.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for screening a probiotic strain in promoting reproductive health by using a reproductive disorder model of Caenorhabditis elegans. Cyclophosphamide (CTX) drug intervention is applied to the C. elegans to destroy a normal reproductive system of the C. elegans, thereby obtaining the reproductive disorder model of the C. elegans. Strains capable of significantly improving a reproductive capacity of individuals with reproductive disorders are selected from 3,985 kinds of gene-knockout strains in a Keio gene-knockout library of Escherichia coli; and homologous gene knockout is conducted on a probiotic strain E. coli Nissle 1917 by gene editing, and a probiotic strain with a potential to promote the reproductive health is selected.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sorting and imaging insects, including egg and larval life stages, useful for automated high throughput bioassays.

Abstract: The present invention is a cover attachment mechanism for a spincast reel. The reel includes a main body, a cover, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism further includes cams and the cover further includes cam receiving features. The cams of the locking mechanism can be selectively positioned to secure the cover to the main body or to release the cover from the main body without requiring rotation of the cover.

Abstract: A fishing line to lure connector is an apparatus that eliminates the use of fishing knots to secure a desired lure to a fishing line. The apparatus includes a dial housing, a winding dial, a ratcheting mechanism, and a lure loop. The dial housing retains the winding dial, the ratcheting mechanism, and the lure loop as a single secure assembly. The winding dial facilitates the fastening of the fishing line to the apparatus without the use of fishing knots or other external tools. The ratcheting mechanism ensures that the fishing line is secured to the winding dial when the fishing line is coiled around the winding dial. The ratcheting mechanism enables the quick detachment of the fishing line from the winding dial. The lure loop enables the attachment of the desired lure to the dial housing so that the desired lure is secured to the fishing line by the apparatus.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for a pest control device mounting system configured for mounting pest control devices in a building and using them to control pests. The pest control device mounting system including a mounting bracket, which may have a circumferential portion defining a portal. In some examples, the mounting bracket includes a flange portion suitable for attaching to the perimeter of a cavity in a building surface. The pest control device mounting system including a plug configured to be removably attached to the mounting bracket and to substantially close the portal when attached to the mounting bracket, wherein the plug is configured to accommodate a pest control device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, devices, modules, and systems which may be employed for automated weed identification, control, and eradication. These methods, devices, modules, and systems provide an alternative to hand cultivation or chemical herbicides. Devices disclosed herein may be configured to locate, identify, and autonomously target a weed with a beam, such as a laser beam, which may burn or irradiate the weed. The methods, devices, modules, and systems may be used for agricultural crop management or for at-home weed control.

Abstract: A mosquito repellent apparatus for repelling a mosquito in a vehicle using an ultrasonic wave and a method for operating the same is provided. The mosquito repellent apparatus includes a mosquito recognition device that detects a mosquito, an ultrasonic sensor that generates an ultrasonic signal, and a controller. The controller recognizes mosquito appearance in a vehicle using the mosquito recognition device, determines a mosquito appearance stage based on a mosquito sound, and controls power of the ultrasonic sensor based on the mosquito appearance stage.

Abstract: A hunting saddle assembly includes a saddle made of a sling of flexible saddle fabric having a main body portion forming a seat for supporting the backside of a hunter and having side portions extending in opposite lateral directions from the main body portion for wrapping about the hips of the hunter. At least one coupling is provided which is connectible to a tether line for suspending the saddle and hunter in a tree. The assembly includes at least one pocket formed as an integral part of the saddle and having an opening positioned along at least one of the side portions and accessible to the hunter while suspended in the tree.

Abstract: A foldable tree platform assembly includes a longitudinal post for placement along the trunk of the tree. A foot-engaging platform is supported by the post and moveable between a forwardly projecting use position in which the platform extends transversely of the post and defines an upper surface of the platform for supporting the foot or feet of a user and a stowed position in which the platform extends along the post. A standoff is supported by the post and is moveable relative to the post between a rearwardly projecting use position for engaging the trunk of the tree to support the post offset from the tree and a stowed position in which the standoff is folded at least partly into the plane of the post.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a cryopreservation medium comprising a cryoprotectant, an albumin, a disaccharide and a non-pyrogenic and isotonic crystalloid solution. The disclosure also provides, among other things, a cryopreservation medium for cryopreserving immune cells, the medium comprising: human serum albumin (HSA), sodium chloride, sodium gluconate, sodium acetate trihydrate, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and a trehalose. The present disclosure also provides, a method of cryopreserving immune cells, transporting and subsequently administering such immune cells to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for cryopreservation including an amino acid at a concentration at, for example, between 50 mM and 1 M. Glutamate alone or combined with other amino acids and/or other cryoprotective molecules provides cell protection against freeze damage. Moreover, compositions and methods for cryopreservation may be provided with less or minimal toxicity by including one or more cryoprotectants at a concentration that is insufficient for crypopreservation of cells when used at that concentration alone.

Abstract: The invention relates to an in vitro storing and/or transporting of cells, comprising: —contacting the cells with an aqueous thermo-reversible gelling composition, in a liquid form and comprising: (A) a thermo-reversible gelling polysaccharide selected from carrageenan, gellan gum and konjac gum; and (B) carboxymethyl cellulose as a thickening agent-thermo-gelling the composition by decreasing the temperature; —storing and/or transporting the in vitro cultivated cells embedded in the obtained hydrogel as obtained The invention also relates to the specific thermo-reversible gelling composition used in the process:

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glufosinate-containing formulation having good cold stability, to the use of 1-methoxy-2-propanol to improve the cold stability of a formulation comprising glufosinate, and to a method for selectively controlling weeds in an area comprising applying an effective amount of the inventive formulation.