Sunflower Patents (Class 800/322)
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Publication number: 20130185831Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: David K. Kovalic, Scott E. Andersen, Joseph R. Byrum, Timothy W. Conner, James D. Masucci, Yihua Zhou
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Publication number: 20130180170Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a food plot screen seed mixture including one or more low height plant seeds, one or more medium height plant seeds and one or more tall height plant seeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: FRIGID FORAGEInventor: Frigid Forage
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Publication number: 20130180005Abstract: Compositions and methods for producing a plant population lacking sexually derived embryos are provided. Compositions include suppression cassettes encoding polynucleotides and promoters resulting in parthenogenesis. Further provided are parthenogenesis genetic elements used to prevent sexual reproduction in self-reproducing plants. Methods include: utilizing maternal embryo defective recessive mutations which are maintained as a sterile inbred maintenance system, allowing generation of populations that are homozygous for recessive mutant alleles, but transgenically complemented. Methods include utilizing a toxin genes expressed via egg-cell specific promoters, creating a dominant, embryo-less phenotypes, non-transmittable through female gametes. Resultant hemizygous plants are transformed with egg-cell promoters driving the antidote, a pollen ablation PTU and a seed color marker for identification of transgenic seed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Andrew Mark Cigan, Shai J. Lawit
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Publication number: 20130180010Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided to increase the activity/level of an RKD polypeptide or an active variant or fragment thereof in an unreduced ovule plant cell that is outside of the embryo sac. In specific embodiments, such modulation of activity/level of the RKD polypeptide promotes an egg cell-like state in an unreduced ovule plant cell that is outside of the embryo sac. Such methods and compositions can employ an expression construct comprising a RKD polypeptide or active variant or fragment thereof operably linked to an ovule tissue-preferred promoter, in particular an ovule tissue-preferred promoter that is active in at least one non-gametophyte tissue in a plant ovule and is active in an unreduced cell that is outside of the embryo sac.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Mark A. Chamberlin, Shai J. Lawit
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Publication number: 20130180007Abstract: Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include nucleotide sequences for several Arabidopsis thaliana ovule somatic tissue-preferred promoters AT-CYP86C1, AT-PPM, AT-EXT, AT-GILT1 and AT-TT2. Also provided is a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using a promoter sequence disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Mark A. Chamberlin, Shai J. Lawit
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Publication number: 20130180009Abstract: Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include promoter sequences with direct expression in an egg cell or embryonic cell-preferred manner. Such compositions find use in, for example, a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant; detection of specific cell types in the ovule and targeted ablation of specific cell types.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: MARC C. ALBERTSEN, MARK A. CHAMBERLIN, TIMOTHY W. FOX, SHAI J. LAWIT, BRIAN R. LOVELAND
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Publication number: 20130180008Abstract: Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include nucleotide sequences for an Arabidopsis thaliana (AT SVL3) promoter. Also provided is a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using a promoter sequence disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: MARK A. CHAMBERLIN, SHAI J. LAWIT
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Patent number: 8481811Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a pericarp-preferred promoter associated with the maize cystatin coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventor: Shane Abbitt
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Publication number: 20130174298Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating heat and/or drought tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding heat and/or drought-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventor: Ceres, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130167270Abstract: This technology is generally related to a method for differentiating fertile and sterile plant lines at the DNA level, by detecting polymorphisms in chloroplast DNA and compositions and uses thereof. More specifically, the technology is directed to a method for detecting plant line contamination by detecting polymorphic markers targeting simple sequence repeats (SSRs) that distinguish normal fertile plant lines from cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) plant lines in chloroplast DNA. This method may be applied to plants that have not yet flowered or to plant seeds. The technology also relates to a method of mitigating seed contamination based on this differentiation method by selecting plants essentially free of contamination or rejecting a plant if it exhibits contamination. The technology also relates to a plant seed lot produced by these same processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: ANGLO NETHERLANDS GRAIN B.V.Inventor: Anglo Netherlands Grain B.V.
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Publication number: 20130160158Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein GS. The invention provides genomic sequence for the GS gene. GS is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Glutamine synthase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventor: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
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Publication number: 20130160161Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of the gene Snl6 in plants. Plants with inhibited expression of Snl6 have use in biofuel production, e.g., by increasing the amount of soluble sugar that can be extracted from the plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Rebecca Bart, Mawsheng Chern, Pamela Ronald, Miguel Vega-Sanchez
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Patent number: 8461427Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides that alter tocol content in seeds. The invention further provides expression cassettes, host cells and transformed plants containing the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides methods for altering tocol content in seeds.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.Inventors: Edgar Cahoon, Karlene H Butler, Rebecca Cahoon, Sean J Coughlan
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Publication number: 20130145495Abstract: This invention provides genetically modified photosynthetic organisms and methods and constructs for enhancing inorganic carbon fixation. A photosynthetic organism of the present invention comprises a RUBISCO fusion protein operatively coupled to a protein-protein interaction domain to enable the functional association of RUBISCO and carbonic anhydrase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTERInventor: Richard T. Sayre
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Patent number: 8455714Abstract: Transgenic oilseeds having increased total fatty acid content of at least 10% and altered fatty acid profiles when compared to the total fatty acid content of null segregant oilseeds are described. Novel DGAT genes are used to achieve the increase in seed storage lipids.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignees: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Keith Roesler, Knut Meyer, Howard Glenn Damude, Bo Shen, Changjiang Li, Ericka Bermudez, Mitchell C. Tarczynski
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Publication number: 20130139279Abstract: This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding WUS polypeptides. The invention further provides isolated WUS polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using the polynucleotides to modulate the level of WUS, improve transformation efficiency, to stimulate plant cell growth, including stem cells, to stimulate organogenesis, to stimulate somatic embryogenesis, to induce apomixis, and to provide a positive selection for cells comprising the polynucleotide. The invention also relates to cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides of the invention or produced by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Publication number: 20130133110Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel polypeptides involved in modulating gene expression in response to abiotic stress such as cold or drought, and the polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Methods for expressing the polynucleotides in a plant and improving cold and/or drought tolerance of plants are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
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Publication number: 20130133103Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein GS. The invention provides genomic sequence for the GS gene. GS is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Glutamine synthase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130117872Abstract: This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a Group H nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression of a gene in a host cell for applications such as gene therapy, large scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based high throughput screening assays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenic organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventors: Subba Reddy PALLI, Mohan Basavaraju Kumar, Dean Ervin Cress, Ted Tsutomu Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20130104261Abstract: Isolated nucleic acids and polypeptides associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana are provided. The nucleic acids and polypeptides are used in methods of producing transgenic plants and modulating levels of seed storage compounds in a plant. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are lipids, fatty acids, starches, or seed storage proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicants: Michigan State University, BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: BASF Plant Science GmbH, Michigan State University
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Publication number: 20130101727Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: AGRIGENETICS, INC.Inventor: Agrigenetics, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130104255Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins and homologs that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Florian Schauwecker, Amber Shirley
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Publication number: 20130091605Abstract: The NR enzymes described herein were discovered in the red algae of Porphyra perforata (PpNR) and Porphyra yezoensis (PyNR). The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NR activity, nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with maintained or increased yield under low nitrogen fertility. The invention provides isolated nitrate reductase (NR) nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Plants transformed with nucleotide sequences encoding the NR enzyme show improved properties, for example, increased yield and growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Dale F. Loussaert, Dennis O'Neill, Carl R. Simmons, Haiyin Wang
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Publication number: 20130086712Abstract: The invention provides for the regulation of opine synthesis and catabolism providing improved nitrogen responsiveness, utilizing opine synthase and oxidase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventor: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
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Publication number: 20130081155Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
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Publication number: 20130081151Abstract: A plant comprising a modified Flowering Locus (FT) polynucleotide expressing a modified polypeptide exhibits altered flowering time, floral numbers and/or increased seed production. Different mutant sequences conferring different phenotypes are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Yiguo Hong, Steve Jackson, Chunyang Li
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Patent number: 8399736Abstract: Transgenic soybean seed having increased total fatty acid content of at least 10% and altered fatty acid profiles when compared to the total fatty acid content of non-transgenic, null segregant soybean seed are described. DGAT genes from oleaginous organisms are used to achieve the increase in seed storage lipids.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Knut Meyer, Howard Glenn Damude, Kevin G. Ripp, Kevin L. Stecca
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Publication number: 20130055457Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods for using favorable functional allele variants to optimize transgene effects and achieve the maximum potential of transgene efficacy. The present disclosure provides heterozygous allelic combinations of the transgene by stacking alleles from different heterotic pools, methods to increase crop yield by driving genes (maize or other species) by using heterozygous promoter allele combinations that consist of differentially regulatory allelic elements from heterotic pools, methods to increase crop yield utilizing transgenic complementary paired alleles controlling plant growth and yield. Plants, plant progeny, seeds and tissues created by these methods are also described. Polynucleotides encoding the alleles are provided for expression in a plant of interest. Expression cassettes, plants, plant cells, plant parts and seeds comprising the sequences of the disclosure are further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Publication number: 20130042367Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating low-nitrogen tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low nitrogen tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased[RCL2] low-nitrogen tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventor: Ceres, Inc.
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Patent number: 8367892Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: John P. Davies, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, D. Ry Wagner
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Publication number: 20130031677Abstract: This invention pertains to methods for protecting a propagule or a plant grown therefrom from invertebrate pests comprising contacting the propagule or the locus of the propagule with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, its N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof wherein A and B and R1 through R8 are as defined in the disclosure. This invention also relates to propagules treated with a compound of Formula I and compositions comprising a Formula I compound for coating propagules.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: RICHARD ALAN BERGER, Issac Billy Annan, John Lindsey Flexner, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
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Publication number: 20130031667Abstract: The invention provides novel polypeptides, and variants and fragments thereof, having pesticidal activity against nematodes. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, biopesticide compositions, expression cassettes, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the invention. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant parasitic nematodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INCInventors: Steven D. Gruver, Lu Liu, Ute Schellenberger, Jun-Zhi Wei, Wieping Xie, Genhai Zhu
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Publication number: 20130024999Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) low light tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding polypeptides that confer plants with tolerance to low light are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased low light tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Shing Kwok, Sam Harris, James Burns
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Publication number: 20130025000Abstract: The invention is directed to a promoter isolated from maize. The promoter of the invention have particular utility in driving root preferred expression, specifically root-cap expression, of heterologous genes that impart increased agronomic, horticultural and/or pesticidal characteristics to a given transgenic plant. The invention is also drawn to DNA molecules comprising the promoter of the invention and transformed plant tissues containing DNA molecules comprising a promoter of the invention operably linked to a heterologous gene or genes, and seeds thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Tong Zhu, Vance Cary Kramer, Anthony Todd Richmond
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Publication number: 20130025001Abstract: Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana are provided. The nucleic acids and proteins are used in methods of producing transgenic plants and modulating levels of seed storage compounds. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are lipids, fatty acids, starches or seed storage proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Volker Mittendorf, Heiko A. Haertel, Petra Cirpus
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Publication number: 20130019344Abstract: The present invention provides thermostable polypeptides related to Arabidopsis Rubisco Activase polypeptides. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention are also provided. Methods for using the polypeptides and nuclei acids of the invention to enhance resistance of plants to heat stress are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130014289Abstract: Compositions and methods for imparting stress tolerance to plants using WRKY nucleic acid and polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Jinsong Zhang, Shouyi Chen, Canfang Niu, Biao Ma, Wanke Zhang, Qing Lin, Sijie He
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Publication number: 20130014290Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions relating to UXS polypeptides and/or nucleic acids encoding UXS polypeptides. In certain claims, the methods and compositions are of use to improve digestibility and/or ease of grain processing. Such improvements relate to a modulation in arabinoxylan and/or hemicellulose content in transgenic plants. Such plants can, for example, comprise one or more nucleic acid sequences that inhibit expression of one or more UDP-Xylose Synthase (USX) genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL, INCInventors: Xiaoming Bao, George W. Singletary, Deborah J. Wetterberg, Ramesh Nair, Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, Matthias Liebergesell, David A. Selinger
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Publication number: 20130014292Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating biomass levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased biomass levels and plant products produced from plants having increased biomass levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Roger I. Pennell, Sam Harris, Vijay Sharma, Michael F. Portereiko, Han-Suk Kim, Gerard Magpantay, Shing Kwok
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Publication number: 20130007914Abstract: The invention provides several promoters isolated from Oryza sativa, which promoters are capable of driving and/or regulating the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid in a plant. The expression patterns of the promoters according to the invention have been studied in Oryza sativa and some of the promoters displayed specific activity in particular cells, tissues or organs of the plant, while others displayed constitutive expression throughout substantially the whole plant. Some promoters showed weak expression, while others were strongly active.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Yves Hatzfeld, Willem Broekaert
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Publication number: 20130007911Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of blocking or reducing genetically modified plant (GMO) pollen flow using a “non-lethal” approach. In this aspect, at least one transgenic polynucleotide of interest is linked to a pollen-ablation construct as described herein. The pollen-ablation construct contains a polynucleotide encoding a restriction enzyme that renders the transgenic pollen unable to fertilize a sexually compatible ovule.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventor: C. NEAL STEWART, JR.
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Publication number: 20130007912Abstract: The invention provides isolated pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY; AND PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Quinn Qun Zhu, Sabine S. Hantke, Xiping Niu, Zheng Peihong, Michele Morgante, Joan T. Odell, Saverio Carl Falco, Yiwen Fang, J. Antoni Rafalski, Hajime Sakai, Edgar B. Cahoon, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Jian-Ming Lee, Guo-Hua Miao, Zhongsen Li, Anthony J. Kinney
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Patent number: 8324486Abstract: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated CI1151R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line CI1151R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line CI1151R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line CI1151R with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred CI1151R.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Benson, Steven W. Erickson
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Patent number: 8324455Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Agnes Chardonnens, Harry Wild, Gunnar Plesch, Bryan McKersie
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Patent number: 8324485Abstract: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated ON2509A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line ON2509A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line ON2509A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line ON2509A/B with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred ON2509A/B.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: James T. Gerdes, Angela L. Erickson, Robert M. Benson
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Patent number: 8324484Abstract: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated 503A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line 503A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line 503A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line 503A/B with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred 503A/B.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventor: Joseph N. Legako
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Publication number: 20120297508Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided which allow for a single microRNA (miRNA) to reduce the level of expression of at least two members of the same protein and/or gene family. Such methods and compositions employ miRNA expression constructs having a structure such that the most abundant form of miRNA produced from the construct is a 22-nucleotide miRNA. The 22-nucleotide miRNA produced from the miRNA expression construct thereby reduces the level of expression of not only the target sequence for the miRNA, but also reduces the level of expression of at least one additional sequence from the same protein and/or gene family as the target sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventor: Brian McGonigle
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Publication number: 20120297505Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating biomass levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased biomass levels and plant products produced from plants having increased biomass levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Chuan-Yin Wu, Han-Suk Kim, Gerard Magpantay, Fasong Zhou, Julissa Sosa, Greg Nadzan, Roger I. Pennell, Mircea Achiriloaie, Wuyi Wang
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Publication number: 20120284872Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein AMT. The invention provides genomic sequence for the AMT gene. AMT is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc.Inventors: RAJEEV GUPTA, Juan Liu, Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, Carl R. Simmons
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Publication number: 20120284876Abstract: The invention provides isolated NUE (nitrogen utilization efficiency) nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: HOWARD P. HERSHEY, Carl R. Simmons, Dale Loussaert