Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid dehydratase family members. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing dehydratase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., SDA, EPA and DHA.

Abstract: This invention relates to a nucleic acid construct. The construct includes a nucleic acid molecule configured to silence Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), a 5? DNA promoter sequence, and a 3? terminator sequence. The nucleic acid molecule, the promoter, and the terminator are operatively coupled to permit transcription of the nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also relates to expression vectors, host cells, and transgenic plants containing the nucleic acid construct of the present invention. Also disclosed are methods of imparting BBTV resistance to plants.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, polynucleotides and polypeptides useful for producing or selecting plants with increased tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides constructs, cells, plant cells and plants comprising the polynucleotides of the invention. The invention also provides plants produced by the methods of the invention. The invention also provides groups of plants selected by the methods of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides related to urea uptake. The invention provides genomic sequences for urea transporter, urease and glutamine synthetase genes. Urea transporters, urease and glutamine synthetase are responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Urea transporter, urease or glutamine synthetase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to plant cells and plants, which are genetically modified, whereby the genetic modification leads to an increase in the activity of a starch-phosphorylating OK1 protein in comparison to the corresponding wild type plant cells or wild type plants that have not been genetically modified. In addition, the present invention concerns means and methods for the manufacture of such plant cells and plants. These types of plant cells and plants synthesize a modified starch. Therefore, the present invention also concerns the starches synthesized from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, methods for manufacturing these starches, and the manufacture of starch derivatives of these modified starches, as well as flours containing starches according to the invention. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to nucleic acids, coding starch-phosphorylating OK1 proteins, vectors, host cells, plant cells, and plants containing such nucleic acid molecules.

Abstract: This disclosure describes screening a population of transgenic plants derived from plant cells transformed with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins with homeobox domains to identify plant cells of specific transgenic events that are useful for imparting enhanced traits to transgenic crop plants. Traits include enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, increased yield, enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced tolerance to cold stress and/or improved seed compositions. Also disclosed are transgenic seeds for growing a transgenic plant having the recombinant DNA in its genome and exhibiting the screened enhance trait. Also disclosed are methods for generating seed and plants based on the transgenic events.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequence disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell a nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoter of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.

Abstract: Water deficit-inducible promoter sequences were identified that may be used to produce transgenic plants that are more tolerant to water deficit and related hyperosmotic stresses than control plants, and yet are wild-type or nearly wild type in appearance. Any of these water deficit-inducible promoters may be incorporated into an expression vector that comprises a polynucleotide regulated by one such promoter and which encodes a polypeptide that, when ectopically expressed, improves water deficit tolerance in plants that are similar to control plants in their morphology and development.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH1KTF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1KTF with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1KTF 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 PH1KTF or a locus conversion of PH1KTF with another maize variety.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08C981 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08C981 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C981 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C981, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C981. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C981.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH786873. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH786873, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH786873 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 CH786873.

Abstract: A method of altering a eukaryotic cell is provided including transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding RNA complementary to genomic DNA of the eukaryotic cell, transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that interacts with the RNA and cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner, wherein the cell expresses the RNA and the enzyme, the RNA binds to complementary genomic DNA and the enzyme cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner.

Abstract: A method of altering a eukaryotic cell is provided including transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding RNA complementary to genomic DNA of the eukaryotic cell, transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that interacts with the RNA and cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner, wherein the cell expresses the RNA and the enzyme, the RNA binds to complementary genomic DNA and the enzyme cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner.

Abstract: A method of altering a eukaryotic cell is provided including transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding RNA complementary to genomic DNA of the eukaryotic cell, transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that interacts with the RNA and cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner, wherein the cell expresses the RNA and the enzyme, the RNA binds to complementary genomic DNA and the enzyme cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner.

Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 1374594. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 1374594, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 1374594 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 1374594.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH724836. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH724836, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH724836 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 CH724836.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to molecules that inhibit expression or a function of a eukaryotic Heat Shock RNA (HSR1) and their use for inhibiting a stress response or stress tolerance in a cell.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08C922 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08C922 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C922 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C922, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C922. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C922.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH031776. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH031776, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH031776 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 CH031776.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 82923950112 is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention include the seeds of soybean 82923950112, the plants of soybean 82923950112, to plant parts of soybean 82923950112, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 82923950112 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments of the invention include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments of the invention also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 82923950112, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 82923950112, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH208467. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH208467, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH208467 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 CH208467.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH698871. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH698871, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH698871 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 CH698871.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH752946. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH752946, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH752946 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 CH752946.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the targeted integration of a polynucleotide sequence of interest into the genome of a plant or plant cell. The methods and compositions employ recognition sites for endonucleases and endonucleases in combination with site-specific recombination sites/recombinases to provide an effective system for establishing target sites within the genome of a plant, plant cell or seed. Once such target sites are established, a variety of methods can be employed to further modify the target sites such that they contain a variety of polynucleotides of interest.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for delivery of engineered nucleases and donor molecules into the genome of a cell.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV932863. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV932863, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV932863 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 CV932863 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 CV932863.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH715748. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH715748, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH715748 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 CH715748.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH859703. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH859703, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH859703 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 CH859703.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH095541. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH095541, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH095541 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 CH095541.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH130037. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH130037, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH130037 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 CH130037.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH679037. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH679037, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH679037 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 CH679037.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH374512. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH374512, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH374512 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 CH374512.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH816319. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH816319, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH816319 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 CH816319.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH514236. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH514236, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH514236 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 CH514236.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH236763. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH236763, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH236763 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 CH236763.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH468243. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH468243, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH468243 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 CH468243.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH889624. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH889624, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH889624 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 CH889624.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X18C105 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X18C105 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18C105 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18C105, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18C105. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18C105.

Abstract: Pathogenic effector proteins include one or more virulence motifs of amino acid consensus sequence BXZ, where B=RK or H; X=any amino acid or is absent; Z=L, M, I, W, or F) which bind to target polar lipids on a host (plant or animal) cell as a prerequisite for translocation of the pathogenic effector proteins into the cell. Translocation is prevented by binding blocking compounds to one or more motifs of the effector protein or to the lipid ligands of the host cell. The blocking compounds include synthetic or naturally occurring polypeptides which bind the polar lipids or the motifs, various polar lipids, the hydrophilic head-groups of polar lipids, etc. Suitable blocking compounds can be identified by assays demonstrating binding to the motifs or to the target polar lipids.

Abstract: This invention pertains to the discovery of mutant phytochromes that when introduced into a plant alter the photomorphogenic properties of that plant. In certain embodiments transfection of plants by nucleic acid constructs expressing the mutant phytochromes produced plants having a phenotype characterized by light-independent’ activation. Thus, in certain embodiments, this invention provides a transgenic plant or plant cell comprising a mutant phytochrome where the mutant phytochrome is a light-stable phytochrome; and the transgenic plant shows decreased shade avoidance as compared to the same species or strain of plant lacking the mutant phytochrome. In various embodiments the mutant phytochrome comprises a mutation at the position corresponding to tyrosine residue 276 in an Arabidopsis phytochrome where the mutation is to a residue other than tyrosine.

Abstract: Disclosed are mutant CDK inhibitor (CKI) polypeptides having dominant negative antagonist activity against wild-type CKI proteins, as well as related compositions, including nucleic acids and vectors encoding the mutant CKI polypeptides and transformed host cells and transgenic plants comprising such nucleic acids and vectors. Also disclosed are related methods for using the mutant proteins to modulate cell division in cells, particularly plant cells.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB74F13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB74F13, cells from soybean variety XB74F13, plants of soybean XB74F13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB74F13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB74F13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB74F13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB74F13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB74F13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB74F13 are further provided.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV468317. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV468317, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV468317 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 CV468317 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 CV468317.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH235629. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH235629, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH235629 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 CH235629.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH732605. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH732605, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH732605 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 CH732605.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB74E12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB74E12, cells from soybean variety XB74E12, plants of soybean XB74E12, and plant parts of soybean variety XB74E12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB74E12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB74E12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB74E12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB74E12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB74E12 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing plant yield-related traits relative to control plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield related traits in plants relative to control plants, by modulating, preferably increasing, expression in the roots of a plant, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin (2-Cys PRX); or by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ANN polypeptide in a plant. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated, preferably increased, expression in the roots, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2-Cys PRX, or having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ANN polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH504577. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH504577, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH504577 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 CH504577.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Stage Coach and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH333708. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH333708, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH333708 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 CH333708.