Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XRP32008 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XRP32008, cells from soybean variety XRP32008, plants of soybean XRP32008, and plant parts of soybean variety XRP32008. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XRP32008 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XRP32008, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XRP32008, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XRP32008. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XRP32008 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB02F13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB02F13, cells from soybean variety XB02F13, plants of soybean XB02F13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB02F13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB02F13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB02F13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB02F13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB02F13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB02F13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP52005 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP52005, cells from soybean variety XBP52005, plants of soybean XBP52005, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP52005. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP52005 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP52005, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP52005, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP52005. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP52005 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB01Z13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB01Z13, cells from soybean variety XB01Z13, plants of soybean XB01Z13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB01Z13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB01Z13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB01Z13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB01Z13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB01Z13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB01Z13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB40S13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB40S13, cells from soybean variety XB40S13, plants of soybean XB40S13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB40S13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB40S13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB40S13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB40S13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB40S13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB40S13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB01Y13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB01Y13, cells from soybean variety XB01Y13, plants of soybean XB01Y13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB01Y13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB01Y13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB01Y13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB01Y13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB01Y13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB01Y13 are further provided.

Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 27 or 868; or an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 132 (MAP65 from Arabidopsis).

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB009M13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB009M13, cells from soybean variety XB009M13, plants of soybean XB009M13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB009M13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB009M13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB009M13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB009M13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB009M13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB009M13 are further provided.

Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:68, 51-66, 69-100, 379-656, 707-715, 720-723, 742-754, 764-771 or 772 with the proviso that the amino acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO: 765 or 771, isolated polynucleotides comprising the nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs:18, 1-16, 19-50, 101-378, 657-672, 674-706, 716-719, 724-741 and 755-763 with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO:756 or 762, and isolated polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:779-792 and methods of using same for increasing oil content, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, abiotic stress tolerance and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to gene expression regulatory sequences from soybean, specifically to the promoter of a soybean Bowman-Birk type proteinase isoinhibitor gene (BBI3) and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleotide sequences in an embryo-specific manner in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the recombinant construct with the promoter, and methods for preparing and using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean cultivar, designated 21239, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-121150. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 21239 cultivar, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.

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: Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean cultivar, designated 21231, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-121151. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 21231 cultivar, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB38AT13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB38AT13, cells from soybean variety XB38AT13, plants of soybean XB38AT13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB38AT13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB38AT13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB38AT13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB38AT13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB38AT13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB38AT13 are further provided.

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: A novel soybean variety, designated XB22Z13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB22Z13, cells from soybean variety XB22Z13, plants of soybean XB22Z13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB22Z13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB22Z13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB22Z13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB22Z13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB22Z13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB22Z13 are further provided.

Abstract: Plant expression construct are provided. According to an embodiment, the plant expression construct comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a hexokinase under a transcriptional control of a guard cell-specific cis-acting regulatory element. Also provided are methods of using the constructs and transgenic plants, plant cells and plant parts expressing same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing resistance of monocot plants against abiotic stress which comprises a step of transforming monocot plants with a recombinant plasmid containing a fused gene (TPSP) of trehalose-6-phosphate synthetase (TPS) gene and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) gene to express the TPSP gene while maintaining normal growth and development characteristics. The present invention can increase the resistance of monocot plants against various stresses so that it can greatly contribute to the improvement of production and quality of valuable agricultural crops. The present invention also relates to a transgenic monocot plant, plant cell, or protoplast transformed with a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme for trehalose biosynthesis, under control of an inducible promoter, that increases tolerance to low temperature, salt, and water stress.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB79B13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB79B13, cells from soybean variety XB79B13, plants of soybean XB79B13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB79B13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB79B13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB79B13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB79B13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB79B13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB79B13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB86G13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB86G13, cells from soybean variety XB86G13, plants of soybean XB86G13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB86G13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB86G13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB86G13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB86G13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB86G13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB86G13 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses transgenic seeds for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, the improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s), e.g. low temperature tolerance.

Abstract: Methods of improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant are provided. According to an aspect the method comprising expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 103, 101-102, 104-216, 223-227, 264-416, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is capable of regulating abiotic stress tolerance of the plant, thereby improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of the plant. Alternatively, the method comprises, expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide which downregulates an activity or expression of a gene encoding an RNAi molecule having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-100, 615-626 and 639, thereby improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant.

Abstract: Disclosed are chill- or cold-tolerant plants and methods of making the plants. Also disclosed are methods for identifying a plant that is tolerant to chill.

Abstract: A truncated stress-responsive transcription factor can be overexpressed without causing unfavorable pleiotropic effects. The truncation may result in deletion of a nuclear localization signal. The truncation may result in deletion of one or more regulatory motifs. The truncated transcription factor may be expressed under the control of a constitutive or tissue-preferred promoter. The transcription factor may be from maize.

Abstract: Transgenic plants, and a method for making the same, wherein genes encoding the enzyme luciferase and its corresponding substrate luciferin are incorporated into a native plant genome. Once transformed into plant cells, these genes may be regulated such that under certain endogenous or exogenous conditions, their expression in the mature plant results in bioluminescence. Different luciferin/luciferase complexes and/or mechanisms of regulation may be utilized for these transgenic plants, depending on a variety of factors such as plant species and the circumstances under which a biolmuniescent reaction is desired. Phototransformation may be utilized to vary the wavelength of light emitted from the mature plant.

Abstract: A wheat cultivar designated HY 319-SWW is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of wheat cultivar HY 319-SWW, and to methods for producing wheat seeds and plants by crossing wheat cultivar HY 319-SWW with itself or another wheat cultivar or wheat plant not designated a cultivar. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants of wheat cultivar HY 319-SWW containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic wheat plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to methods for producing seeds and plants by mutagenesis of wheat cultivar HY 319-SWW. The invention also relates to hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing wheat cultivar HY 319-SWW with another wheat cultivar.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety WN1118297 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety WN1118297 and its progeny, and methods of making WN1118297.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety SJ1114419 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety SJ1114419 and its progeny, and methods of making SJ1114419.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY1212223 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY1212223 and its progeny, and methods of making BY1212223.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY1212201 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY1212201 and its progeny, and methods of making BY1212201.

Abstract: The promoter of a soybean translation elongation factor EF1 alpha and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a tissue-independent or constitutive manner in plants are described.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor pLTP. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.

Abstract: The promoter of a soybean translation elongation factor EF1 alpha and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a tissue-independent or constitutive manner in plants are described.

Abstract: Recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides useful for improvement of plants are provided. The disclosed recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB85F13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB85F13, cells from soybean variety XB85F13, plants of soybean XB85F13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB85F13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB85F13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB85F13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB85F13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB85F13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB85F13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB78B13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB78B13, cells from soybean variety XB78B13, plants of soybean XB78B13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB78B13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB78B13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB78B13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB78B13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB78B13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB78B13 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 95Y21 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 95Y21, cells from soybean variety 95Y21, plants of soybean 95Y21, and plant parts of soybean variety 95Y21. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 95Y21 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 95Y21, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 95Y21, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 95Y21. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 95Y21 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing crop yield or enhancing resistance of a plant to environmental stress by using dhar (dehydroascorbate reductase) gene derived from rice (Oryza sativa) or mdhar (monodehydroascorbate reductase) derived from Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa), a method of producing a transgenic plant with increased crop yield or enhanced resistance to environmental stress by using dhar gene or mdhar gene, a transgenic plant with increased crop yield or enhanced resistance to environmental stress that is produced by the aforementioned method, and a seed thereof, and a composition for increasing crop yield or enhanced resistance to environmental stress containing dhar gene or mdhar gene.

Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased cold tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing transgenic plants having increased resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress and comprising an exogenous nucleotide sequence encoding a cysteine protease inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY0912931 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY0912931 and its progeny, and methods of making BY0912931.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety HI0912797 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety HI0912797 and its progeny, and methods of making HI0912797.

Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include nucleotide sequences for an Arabidopsis thaliana nucellar 1/inner integument (AT NUC1) promoter. Also provided is a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using a promoter sequence disclosed herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved tolerance to drought, shade, and low nitrogen conditions, as compared to wild-type or reference plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the drought-specific expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in one or more cells of a plant. In some particular embodiments, the present invention relates to the drought-specific expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in wheat under the control of a Rab17 transcriptional control sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the identification and use of introns with gene expression enhancing properties. The teaching of this invention enables the identification of introns causing intron-mediated enhancement (IME) of gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to recombinant expression construct and vectors comprising said IME-introns operably linked with a promoter sequence and a nucleic acid sequence. The present invention also relates to transgenic plants and plant cells transformed with these recombinant expression constructs or vectors, to cultures, parts or propagation material derived there from, and to the use of same for the preparation of foodstuffs, animal feeds, seed, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, to improve plant biomass, yield, or provide desirable phenotypes.