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INSECT TRAPS WORKING WITH COLOR, SMELL, AND LIGHT

plant pest trap that controls insect populations by several methods of absorption (light, odor, color) and removal of insects by glue, poisonous prey, and drowning: The outer surface of the body is made with a color that attracts insects during the day (yellow, blue, or red). Optical absorbers in th...
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SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION NOZZLE WITH ADJUSTABLE LENGTH

A device for subsurface irrigation of plants that can be adjusted, assembled, and installed in the ground during the user's desired length at the time of execution and bring the water to the appropriate depth. The device consists of smaller parts, including the leading part, the middle parts, and th...
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Growing System

A growing system for providing fluids to a plurality of growing assemblies using only a single pump and fluid source. The growing system generally includes a single fluid source such as a reservoir from which fluids are drawn by a single pump. A main manifold connected to the pump outlet splits the ...
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Trimmer Universal Attachments

Invention presents two universal wheels that can be attached to all types of trimmers. Wheels fix the grass cutting height. You do not have to hold the trimmer in your hand, trimmer on the ground and go to cut the grass, cutting is done twice fast, and easy to cut around trees. The final result come...
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General Purpose Rake

General Purpose Rake

The General Purpose Rake is particularly adept at removing creeping weeds, such as the notorious "creeping Charlie." It picks up pine needles and bumps them off into a waste can. Landscapers say it works well for cultivating mulch and refreshing it. It breaks down clumps of dirt quicker than a tradi...
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Portable Lawn Bag Holder

A Portable Hand Held Lawn Bag holder!. A device in which the attachment of a Lawn/Garbage Bag by spring loaded lever. Allows User to walk & "Rake" or "Broom" debris into the opening of the Bag until Full. Then the user can release the bag on the spot & tie it up,,,Attach another one & move on to th...
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From Seed to Better Seed

A rapid method of bioenergy screening plants, seeds and cultivars for favorable genetic characteristics such as drought resistance, heat and cold tolerance is provided which comprises the nondestructive Lab measurement of heat generation index of the plant seed samples in a bioenergy-chamber under...
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Detection of Signaling Molecules in a Biological Environment

This Patent focus on the detection of bacteria and other pathogens within the medical or agricultural areas. The detection uses a unique method of detecting in real-time, in situ (within the field or on a person), the Quorum Sensing signaling molecules rather than the bacteria itself. These signalin...
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Disinfection by Laser

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION. The purpose of the invention is the treatment, disinfection and cleaning of all types of solids and fluids (liquids and gases), characterized by using pulsed and continuous wave laser emission generators between the limits of 0.38 to 1000 um, to which installs in its termin...
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Subterranean Material Dispensing Apparatus and Method

A material dispensing device delivers material directly into the ground. According to one embodiment of the material dispensing device, the device comprises an elongated hollow shaft, a receptacle, a helical flange and on or more openings formed in the shaft or helical flanges. The receptacle is...
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Energy Efficient Lighting Apparatus and (Horticulture) Use Thereof

What is claimed is: 1. A lighting apparatus for providing substantially uniform light distribution, the apparatus comprising: an elongate reflector housing with an inner surface having a substantially constant profile in cross section which is generally concave, an optical center being defined at ...
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Method and Device for Assessing the Level of Microbial Activity of Soil

The invention concerns a method, a device and a related kit for assessing the level of microbial activity of a substrate, for example cultivated soil, biomass and other environments where there is an enzymatic activity, based on the biodegradation of a material that allows the detection of the same....
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Improved Pet Leash Device

An apparatus, method, and means to increase safety and convenience of pet leashes comprising of an electrical generator, power storage device, and electronic accessories....
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Pathogen derived effectors and their use in enhancing plant resistance to pathogens, insect pests and freezing stress

ABSTRACT Method for producing transgenic plants that are resistant to at least one pathogen and one insect pest are provided. Plants expressing a pathogen-derived effector that are resistant to at least one pathogen, at least one insect pest, and freezing stress are provided. Genes and gene sequen...
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On Site Carbon Dioxide Generation

Commercial use of carbon dioxide (CO2) depends largely on compressed CO2 or “dry ice”, both inconvenient sources for small users, since dry ice sublimates uncontrollably and compressed CO2 requires heavy, thick-walled containers, in addition to valves and regulators. A more convenient, on-site, sour...
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Methods and Compositions for Selecting Soybean Plants Resistant to Southern Root Knot Nematode

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to Southern Root Knot Nematode (SRKN). The invention further ...
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Methods to Identify Soybean Aphid Resistant Quantitative Trait Loci in Soybean and Compositions Thereof

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and aphid resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to aphids, Aphis glycines. The invention further includes method for mon...
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Plant Production and Delivery System for Recombinant Proteins As Protein-flour Or Protein-oil Compositions

The present invention relates to a plant flour material comprising a ground, dried plant material, wherein the plant material contains a recombinant protein comprises a bactericidal or an insecticidal protein toxin, or combinations thereof. The present invention further relates to a seed oil body co...
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Switchgrass Cultivar EG1101

A switchgrass cultivar designated EG1101 is disclosed. Also disclosed are seeds of switchgrass cultivar EG1101, plants of switchgrass EG1101, plant parts of switchgrass cultivar EG1101 and methods for producing a switchgrass plant produced by crossing switchgrass cultivar EG1101 with itself or with ...
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Compositions and Methods Useful for Site-directed Recombination in Plants.

This invention relates generally to useful compositions and methods related to plant site-directed recombination. In particular, the invention relates to novel nucleic acid sequences unique to a portion of the sorghum NBS-LRR region, as well as vectors, seeds, plant parts and plants comprising these...
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Nematode Resistant Transgenic Plants

Compositions and methods for providing nematode resistance are provided. One aspect provides transgenic plants or cells comprising an inhibitory nucleic acid specific for one or more nematode esophageal polypeptides. Other aspects provide transgenic plants or cells resistant to at least two differen...
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Pennisetum 'Tift-23'

The new variety Pennisetum 'Tift-23' is provided. The new and distinct variety has increased tillers under drought conditions; superior Helminthosporium leaf spot resistance; high ornamental value; narrow canopy; narrow base; and narrow leaves. The asexually reproduced inter-specific variety is reli...
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Southern Highbush Blueberry Plant Named 'TH-682'

The new variety 'TH-682' is provided. The new and distinct variety ripens early compared to rabbiteye varieties generally available to homeowners and produces an abundance of attractive, light blue fruit that are generally large and have good flavor. The plant of the new variety 'TH-682' is vigorous...
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Biological-based Catalyst to Delay Plant Development Processes

The present invention is directed to methods for delaying a plant development process comprising exposing a plant or plant part to one or more bacteria or enzymes. In specific embodiments, the one or more bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Rhodococcus spp., Pseudomonas chloroaphis, B...
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Induction and Stabilization of Enzymatic Activity in Microorganisms

Provided herein are methods for inducing and stabilizing an enzyme activity. Optionally, the enzyme is in a microorganism capable of producing the enzyme. In some embodiments, the enzyme can be nitrile hydratase, amidase, or asparaginase I. Provided are compositions comprising enzymes or microorgani...
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Development of Herbicide-resistant Grass Species

The invention relates to a selected and cultured ACCase inhibitor herbicide-resistant plant -resistant plant from the group Panicodae, or tissue, seed, or progeny thereof, and methods of selecting the same. The invention also relates to methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of an ACCase inhi...
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Non-invasive Methods and Apparatus for Detecting Insect-induced Damage in a Plant

Lesions caused by insects feeding on plants are associated with the generation of regions of blue-green fluorescence in such as the cotton boll carpel wall and in the lint region. The present disclosure now provides methods and devices to rapidly and non-invasively detect and measure the insect-rela...
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Removing organic residue from natural or artificial kerogen containing silicate-carbonate material, useful e.g. in field of biotechnology, comprises applying alternating electric or magnetic field or

Removing organic residue from natural or artificial kerogen containing silicate-carbonate material, comprises applying an alternating electric or magnetic field or an alternating pressure field....
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Preparing a granular carbonate-silicate material, useful e.g. agriculture, comprises adding a carbonate-containing liquid and an organic component to a silicate-containing material, and heating the si

Preparing a granular carbonate-silicate material, comprises adding a carbonate-containing liquid and an organic component to a silicate-containing material, and heating the silicate-containing material to 250-400[deg] C. An independent claim is also included for the carbonate-silicate material compr...
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Agent, useful for soil improvement, in agriculture and land recultivation, comprises phosphate-containing sludge of the processing residues obtained during the wet processing of phosphate ores

Agent comprises phosphate-containing sludge of the processing residues obtained during the wet processing of phosphate ores. An independent claim is also included for the soil improvement by phosphate addition, comprising mixing a soil-type dependent component of the phosphate sludge to the soil. - ...
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Rotor Blade Design for a Wells Turbine

The invention relates to a Wells turbine, comprising - a hub with a plurality of rotor blades with a profile of a teardrop-shaped nose based, symmetric profile The rotor blades have a Auffädellinie, whose course in the rotation plane of the wells to a turbine rotor blade to the respective associa...
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Radio Guided Seed Localization of Imaged Lesions

A method of removing lesions by implanting a radioactive seed at the location of the lesion, locating the lesion with the radioactive seed, and removing the lesion with the radioactive seed....
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Methods for Producing Fertile Crosses between Wild and Domestic Soybean Species

Methods for producing hybrids between domestic and wild soybean that are fertile and can be further bred with other soybean plants are provided, thus allowing transfer of desirable traits and genes from the wild soybean into the domestic soybean. This invention also provides novel media for producin...
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High Lift Mower for Plastic Mulch

A high-lift mower is disclosed. The mower includes a frame, at least two wheels disposed along opposite sides of the frame and having a space between them, and a blade rotation mechanism, mounted to the frame, for providing a rotational force relative to the frame. A blade assembly is coupled to the...
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Alteration of Phospholipase De (plde) Or Phospholipase Da3 (pld A3) Expression in Plants

Transgenic plants and seeds with altered expression of phospholipase De (PLDe) are described, i.e., plants and seeds either overexpressing or underexpressing PLDe. Methods for producing such transgenic plants and for increasing a plant's ability to capture and utilize nitrogen, increasing a plant's ...
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Methods of Insect Control By Inhibiting Or Modulating the Trpa1 Ion Gated Channel Or Family Members

The present invention is directed towards methods of inhibiting thermo- and chemo-sensing in insects and pests by inhibiting TRPA1 ion gated channel or family members. The present invention is also directed towards methods of insect control by modulating the TRPA1 ion gated channel or family members...
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Method for Controlling Flower Development in Plants

The present invention provides a method of controlling the sexuality of a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of jasmonic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, and a salt thereof....
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Use of Menadione to Increase Saline Stress Tolerance in Plants

The invention relates to the use of compositions containing menadione (vitamin K3 or pro-vitamin K) and/or some of the water-soluble derivatives thereof in order to improve saline stress tolerance in affected plants. The treatment comprises the application of solutions containing the aforementioned ...
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Tank for Collecting Rainwater for Watering Purposes with a Nurse-plant-like Protective Effect

Device for protecting and watering plants that comprises a cylindrical structure with a mesh sunshade and a water tank with a concave cover, and with a check valve that allows rainwater to enter by gravity, said tank being connected to a drip-watering tube that may be controlled by a timer or delaye...
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Dendrometer

The invention relates to a dendrometer based on a linear positioning sensor which transforms variations of the position of its corresponding piston, which is in contact with the plant, into voltage differences captured by an electronic recorder connected to the sensor, in the vicinity of same, by me...
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Herbicide Compound

The invention relates to the use of guazatine as a herbicide, and to a herbicidal method comprising the application of an effective amount of a composition containing guazatine to plants, especially the organs and seeds of plants....
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Precision Weeders

The invention provides a method for intra-row and/or inter-row weeding of crop plants, and a controller and apparatus for achieving the same. The method is for tilling the soil between crop plants using a rotor device with a rotating tine rotor having a tine offset from an axis of rotation, a rotati...
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Precision Seeders

The invention provides a seed metering mechanism and a method for controlling the seed metering mechanism. The seed metering mechanism includes a seed metering disc (10) that rotates to drop a plurality of seeds in succession. The rotational speed of the seed metering disc (10) between successive se...
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Reverse Osmosis Irrigation

A plant watering device (10) is disclosed. The device (10) has a preferentially water permeable membrane (12) arranged to separate a supply of water (22) from a root system (24) of a plant. The membrane is arranged to allow water (22) to permeate to water the roots (24)....
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Agricultural Treatment

A method for the control of microorganisms, fungi or oomycetes in agriculture, said method comprising applying to plants or to the environment thereof, an anti-microbial, anti-fungal or anti-oomycetes effective amount of a combination of: (i) an agriculturally acceptable acidifying agent, and (ii) ...
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Improvements in and Relating to Plant Protection

The invention provides seed treatment compositions as well as their use, methods for treating seeds, methods of protecting plants against pests and also treated seeds and plants. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating a seed with a seed treatment composition to induce a plant resis...
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A Plant Protecting Device

The present invention provides a plant protection device (10), for example for use with young plants (P) or vines or the like, which consists of a mulch base (16) through which the plant projects directly from the ground, and to which base is fixed a transparent cylindrical sidewall (12) which surro...
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Modified Xylan Production

Methods and means for producing xylan structures in plants having a non-native saccharide moiety substitution side chain component, plants and plant cells comprising modified xylan structures, methods of identifying mutant plants comprising xylan structures in plants having a non-native saccharide m...
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Cytokinin Riboside Phosphorylase from Potato and Its Use

Method of obtaining transformed tuber-producing plants comprising cytokinin ribose phosphorylase nucleic acid sequences that effect altered tuberisation patterns from tuber precursor structures such as the stolon tip in stolon-producing plants or altered patterns of sprouting from dormant shoot buds...
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Silaging aid for use with green fodder contains lactic acid-produced bacteria and an inhibitor against Clostridium activity

A silaging aid comprising lactic acid-produced bacteria and an inhibitor against Clostridium, is new. An Independent claim is also included for treatment of green fodder to be ensilaged, the treatment involving addition of lactic acid-produced bacteria and an inhibitor against Clostridium....
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Compression determining method for agricultural horizontal silo, involves considering characteristics of agricultural goods in horizontal silo during determination of local compression, and detecting

The method involves determining local compression achieved by repeated riding of a silo surface with a compressor vehicle. A position of the compressor vehicle is detected using optical and Global positioning systemdetermination during each riding of the silo surface and is fed to a controller toget...
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Preparing mineral organic fertilizer from process water of hydrothermal carbonization of plant material comprises separating carbon and organic residual components from process water and isolating min

Preparing mineral organic fertilizer from process water of the hydrothermal carbonization of plant material, comprises separating carbon and organic residual components from the process water and isolating the mineral components from the process water by drying. An independent claim is included for ...
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New Yeast Strain for Ethanol Fermentaion Acceleration and Side Effect Elimination

Diacetyl, a four carbon diketone, as an off-flavour component costs the brewing industry millions of dollars annually through impeded productivity. In my research, effects of the ILV5 gene expression in the yeast on the diacetyl content in wine were studied. The yeast ilv5 gene was amplified and...
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Precision Particles for Controlled Release

BACKGROUND Current particle encapsulation technologies are often inadequate, producing a broad particle size distribution and having many complicated steps. The need for uniform particle production methods is great; uniformity allows for efficient and specific release profiles and a higher rate o...
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Peptide Enhancing Plant Pathogen Resistance

Tech ID: 11175 / UC Case 2009-480-0 Full Description Innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogen attack. A plant or animal’s innate immune system is triggered only when its pathogen (or pattern) recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PA...
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Transgenic Plants with Increased Tolerance for Stress and Pathogens

Tech ID: 11283 / UC Case 2000-285-0 Abstract Transgenic Plants with Increased Tolerance for Stress and Pathogens Full Description X99 is an animal-derived gene. When expressed in plants, X99 confers markedly increased tolerance to both abiotic stress and pathogens. Experimental results s...
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Enhance Glucosinolates in Plants

Tech ID: 11379 / UC Case 2001-463-0 Abstract Isolation of Key Gene Related to Dietary Cancer Prevention Full Description A key gene related to dietary cancer prevention has been isolated by University of California, Davis researchers. Cancer prevention linked to the consumption of cruciferou...
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Systemic Small RNA Signaling Systems in Plants

Tech ID: 11334 / UC Case 2003-555-0 Abstract Systemic Small RNA Signaling Systems in Plants Full Description A Systemic Small RNA Signaling System in plants has been developed by University of California, Davis researchers, working with researchers from AgriGenesis. This research provides a ...
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Processing and Application of Cereal Processing Byproduct-Based Adhesives

Tech ID: 11321 / UC Case 2004-311-0 Abstract Processing and Application of Cereal Processing Byproduct-based Adhesives Full Description A novel processing and application method for cereal processing byproduct-based adhesives has been developed by researchers at the University of California,...
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Cucumber Mosaic Virus Inducible Viral Amplicon (CMVIVA) Expression System

Tech ID: 11438 / UC Case 2006-640-0 Abstract A Chemically Inducible Cucumber Mosaic Virus Amplicon Expression System for Production of Recombinant Proteins in Plant-Based Systems Full Description Plant cell cultures and transgenic plants have been developing as a potential platform for pro...
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Improved Regeneration and Transformation of Cotton

Tech ID: 11402 / UC Case 1998-189-0 Abstract Improved Regeneration and Transformation of Cotton Full Description New and improved somatic embryogenesis methods of regeneration and transformation of cotton have been developed by UC Davis investigators. This unique system for generating transg...
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Improved Cotton Fiber Yield and Quality

Tech ID: 11400 / UC Case 1999-158-0 Abstract Characterization of cotton transcription factors to improve cotton fiber yield and quality Full Description University of California, Davis researchers have characterized cotton transcription factors essential to controlling cotton fiber gene ex...
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Invert Emulsions for Biological Control and Stabilization of Microalgae

Tech ID: 11309 / UC Case 2004-641-0 Abstract Storage of Microalgae Full Description Researchers at the University of California have developed a new type of water-in-oil emulsion formulation that ensures longer, more stable shelf life for improved storage and augmentation of microorganisms in ...
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Genetic Construct Functions as a Transcriptional Activator that Enhances Disease Resistance

Tech ID: 11210 / UC Case 2008-587-0 Abstract Genetic Construct Functions as a Transcriptional Activator that Enhances Disease Resistance Full Description Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is an induced defense response in plants; it induces expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes an...
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Sequential Sampling within a Portable Computing Environment

BACKGROUND: In industrial, agricultural, and warehouse/retail settings, there are many situations where sequential sampling and hypothesis testing could markedly improve productivity and quality control. However, the underlying mathematics can be very complicated, leading to very high computing requ...
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A Novel Class of Pre-Emergent Herbicides

The University of California is seeking industrial partners to commercialize a novel class of herbicidal compounds, the DHC’s. The DHC’s were developed by a major producer of ag chemicals. This company decided to follow different leads and recently donated patents applications claiming the DHC’s as ...
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A Chemical Enhancer of Net Photosynthesis

A University of California researcher has isolated genes (described in PCT application #WO00029607A1) from the soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti (a symbiont naturally found with alfalfa) that produce a molecule that increases net photosynthesis by 25% to 30% within 20 hours after being applied t...
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A Methyl Bromide Substitute for Agricultural Use

Methyl bromide is extremely important to United States and World agriculture (64,000,000 lbs. used in the U.S. in 1990), and is the most widely used and efficacious general-purpose fumigant in the world. It has extensive applications in soil fumigation, quarantine treatment of exports and imports, ...
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Glucanase Regulation of Plant Growth and Development

Hydrolysis of the polysaccharides that compose plant cell walls is critical to cell expansion, and is therefore a key process in governing the growth and development of plants. Specifically, beta-glucan polymers form a ubiquitous matrix in plant cell walls, forming a molecular fabric around cells th...
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Commercial Auxin Substitute

A University of California researcher has identified a low-cost, non-toxic compound that can be exogenously applied to plants as foliar sprays to annual vegetable and perennial tree crops under commercial production to elicit an auxin response. Currently, various auxin derivatives are used for this ...
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Prevention of Browning in Fruits and Vegetables

Bruising or other mechanical wounding of fruits and vegetables cause many post-harvest problems; including the browning of injured and adjacent tissue. Currently, the only way to control browning induced by mechanical wounding is with refrigeration or chemical treatment. While these treatments slow ...
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Seed Size Regulation using Parent-Specific Hypomethylation

BACKGROUND: In plants, hypomethlyation of genomic DNA helps regulate seed size. At present, antisense MET1 transgenic plants can be used for creating seeds with increased size and weight. However, the dominant nature of MET1 means that a parent's genome, the genome of its gametophytes, and both sets...
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Edible Protective Food Coatings

Highlights Edible, biodegradable hydrocolloid film coating for shelf-life extension and improvement of the appearance of food and agricultural products Two different types of coatings have been developed: a very thin, film like, coating and a chaotic, unstructured, coating Preserves freshness and...
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Hydrocolloid Sponges

Highlights A single hydrocolloid (water-soluble polymer) or a combination of hydrocolloids is used to produce hydrocolloid sponges (cellular solids) Versatile basis for range of manufacturers who can adapt properties to product requirements Sponges routinely produced in laboratory Wide range of ...
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Preventing Photodegradation of Pesticides

Slow release formulations of pesticides Abstract Slow-Release agrochemical formulations for the prevention of leaching and contamination of soil and ground water, are described. The agrochemicals are organic compounds with non-ionic and non polar molecular structures, which are adsorbed to clays...
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Featherless Broilers

Background Current commercial broilers require low temperatures for fast growth and high meat yield Hot conditions significantly reduce the efficiency, or increase the costs, of broiler production Featherless broilers easily dissipate excess bod...
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Herbicides Inhibiting Plant Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase for Insect Reproductive Management

Highlights Inhibitor is selected from aryloxyphenoxypropionates in free acid, ester or salt form, and cyclohexanediones or salts and mixtures thereof To be formulated with a suitable carrier, including an insect attractant and/or phagostimulant Non-toxic: Suitable for use in an agricultural unit,...
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Control of Color and Fragrance in Carnations

Highlights The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is a vegetatively propagated crop, very detrimentally affected by inbreeding Carnations are leading ornamentals in the world flower market and their genetic modification is a highly desirable goal for both researchers and commercial companies. T...
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Enhanced Growth of Transgenic Crop Plants

Highlights Use of cyanobacterial gene (from algae) improves efficiency of photosynthesis in crop plants Plants in the C3 grouping—wheat, rice, barley, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, flowering ornamentals, and others—expected to respond strongly to the cyanobacterial gene Enhances growth, especially...
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Hydrocolloid Carriers with Filler Material

Highlights Composite carriers (capsules) with improved mechanical properties Inert filler material improves carrier properties and controls release rate of bioactive components Controlled release of agents used in pest control, herbicides, and fertilizers; active agents in food industry Preparati...
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Viability of Microorganisms Entrapped in Dried Cellular Hydrocolloid Carriers Under Ultraviolet Radiation

Highlights There is a need for a method to protect live biological control agents that have been deposited on the ground or sprayed on plants against UV radiation Viable micro organisms are entrapped in dried solid hydrocolloid carriers The hydrocolloid beads are porous, allowing release of produ...
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Iodine Veterinary and Agricultural Applications

Highlights Iodine is a powerful bactericide and fungicide and is active against viruses. Iodine and iodine complex preparations are widely used as disinfectants in veterinary medicine, particularly in the post-milking disinfection of udders. These new preparations are more potent antiseptics than...
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A Method for Generating Plant Variability

Highlights Method enhances the generation of a spectrum of new variants in a specific plant Creates a high rate of variability that allows subsequent selection of phenotypes with improved traits, e.g., increased resistance to disease or environmental factors or for biofuel production When tested ...
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Drought-tolerant Trees

Highlights Molecular breeding, routine in agriculture, has not been widely applied to forest-trees, leaving a need for biotechnology solutions to create superior genotypes and direct introduction of specific traits via genetic engineering. Methods for efficient identification of molecular and met...
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Sustained-release Treatment System for Oral Disorders in Pets

Highlights Novel system for coating animals’ teeth with long-lasting varnish capable of sustained delivery of therapeutic ingredients Overcomes problems of compliance with veterinary medications for oral diseases Development of the system in very advanced stage and advanced clinical trials Our In...
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Genetically Controlled Carotenoid Production

Highlights Carotenoid-associated proteins (CHRC and CHRD) were isolated from cucumber flowers From these, new genes, promoters and their nucleotide sequences were derived that can be used to produce, accumulate, and sequester high levels of carotenoids in cells. Enables the production of large qu...
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New Fungi to Control Plant Mites and Powdery Mildew

Highlights Naturally occurring, unmodified fungi as biological pesticides No associated health or environmental problems Trials demonstrate control of citrus mites and grape powdery mildew, resulting in better quality and yields Environment-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides Our Innovati...
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Plants Transformed with a Potato Virus Y Gene

Plants transformed with a potato virus Y gene Abstract The invention relates to chimeric plasmids comprising at least one non-sttural potyvirus gene or fragment thereof, which gene is capable of being expressed in a plant transformed with the chimeric plasmid, the thus transformed plant being ...
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An Expression Silencing System and Different Uses Thereof

Highlights Provides a process for hybridizing plants with selectively altered genomes Transforms a plant cell with a T7 RNA polymerase gene (T7-pol), a NLS sequence, and at least one promoter and at least one terminator sequence Plants are capable of regeneration Suppresses expression of targeted...
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Method for Large Scale Mutagenesis and Gene Knockout in Crop Plants

The present invention relates to a rapid and large-scale production of tomato mutants by utilizing miniature tomato plants which can be crossed with tomato commercial plants. Mutations are induced in the miniature tomato cultivars and desired mutants are subsequently identified in the resulting muta...
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Synchronous Ripening of Tomatoes

A method of cultivation of tomatoes resulting in the essentially simultaneous ripening of the entire crop, enabling "one time over" harvesting, saving time and manpower. Sterile tomato plants are cultivated, parthenocarpy is induced by application of a growth regulator. Suitable substances resulting...
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Method of Producing Fruits from Any Commercial Virus-susceptible Tomato By Grafting on Resistant Stocks

Highlights Plants are resistant to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) Eliminates need for insecticides through resistance to whitefly vector Resistance to TYLCV proven across four generations Our Innovation Circulative viruses such as TYLCV strongly bind to GroEL chaperonins produced by t...
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Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Resistance to Plant Pathogens

Highlights Demonstrates genetic constructs and amino acid sequences conferring resistance to plant pathogens, especially resistance to Botrytis cinerea, Sphaerotheca fuliginea and the viruses TMV, PVY, YLCV No undesired effects when consumed: Resistance achieved by transfecting plants with sequen...
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Genetically Controlled Carotenoid Production

Highlights Carotenoid-associated proteins (CHRC and CHRD) were isolated from cucumber flowers From these, new genes, promoters and their nucleotide sequences were derived that can be used to produce, accumulate, and sequester high levels of carotenoids in cells. Enables the production of large qu...
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Plant Scent Enhancement

Highlights Breeding for other qualities has resulted in the loss of scent in many flowers and plants. Genetically enhancing production of scent compounds and changing the plant’s rhythm of volatile scent compound production to a continuous steady state so that daytime scent production is essentia...
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Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT)

Description The Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) is a software package integrating the effects of soil, crop phenotype, weather and management options that allows users to ask "what if" questions and simulate results by conducting, in minutes on a desktop computer, experim...
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Human Consumable Essential Oil Highly Toxic to Pest Tephritid Fruit Flies

Description We discovered that an essential oil and its constitutes are very toxic to pest tephritid fruit flies including Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Mediterranean fly), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (oriental fly) and B. cucurbitae (Cocquillett) (melon fly). Pest tephritid fruit flies directly ...
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A P. falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein-1 Malaria Vaccine Produced in Transgenic Plants

Description This technology describes a method of producing transgenic tobacco plants that synthesize the complete P. falciparum MSP1 p42 polypeptide. This structure of the plant MSP1 p42 recombinant polypeptide appears to be similar to that obtained from P. falciparum as well as from the baculoviru...
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Efficient Regeneration and Transformation of Banana Using Secondary Somatic Embryogenesis via Microprojectile Bombardment

Description Secondary somatic embryogenesis was established using immature male flower buds of banana cultivar 'Apple' (Musa ssp. AAB group). An average of 75 to 85% of the secondary somatic embryos were regenerated into plantlets. This regeneration system has also been used to develop procedures fo...
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Synthetic Peptides for Tuberculosis Vaccine and Diagnostic Development

Description A unique and modular bioinformatic process for the discovery of potential peptide vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has been developed by UH researchers. This process is based on the identification of diverse Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) involved in the response and pro...
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Cleanup of Agricultural Wastewater

Description A new way has been developed to treat waste water from agricultural operations such as concentrated animal feeding operations ( CAFOs ). The system reduces pollutants arising from lagoons of dairy and swine manures and other agricultural operations generating waste water. The system uses...
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Termite Barrier

Description An environmentally acceptable barrier against subterranean termites has been developed and is now available for use. The barrier is formed by placing a four inch layer of a granular material between the building and the ground. A minimum of 60% of the granules in the barrier must have at...
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Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigor in hybrids and allopolyploids

Background The ability to manipulate plant gene expression allows for improved yield and quality in many crop and vegetable plants. In fact, genetic improvement and modification of plants may prove to be the answer to the global food crisis. Although the ability to produce plant hybrids with supe...
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A New Method for the Detection of Food and Grain Pests

Background In the United States alone, insect damage to grains totals almost one billion dollars per year in lost product. Much of this loss results from the lack of adequate methods to detect and quantify early infestations in grain samples. Wheat represents a prime concern, where stored grain is p...
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A Method for Enhancing or Defeating the Potential of Ectophosphatases to Influence the Toxin Resistance of Cells

Background Cultivated plants, including food, fiber, and oil crops, are treated with a number of chemical products during their life cycle. These include various insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides. The use of these compounds is often essential to achieve economically relevant...
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Rotating Composter

My design uses forced aeration, combined with rotating for mixing, for complete aerobic decomposition without odor. We have built and sold over 50 of these in various sizes over the last 5 years, and I am ready to retire now and would like to sell the patent, or license in a long term deal. The Cana...
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Centrifuge Permeameter for Unsaturated Soils System

Current testing methods cannot measure the unsaturated hydraulic properties of granular materials simultaneously, and require long testing periods. They are impractical and involve the use of several granular specimens as well as destructive or intrusive measurements of the relevant testing variable...
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GENE ENCODING AN INVERTEBRATE a1 CALCIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT

This invention describes the cloning and sequencing of cDNA strands that encode calcium channel subunits from the fruitfly Drospophila melanogaster. Their temporal and spatial patterns of expression have been determined. The deduced amino acid sequences of these subunits can be used in researching a...
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Smart Ladder

Introduction A leading cause of worker injury in the fruit tree industry involves orchard ladder stability and the level of awareness of the user when climbing and dismounting the ladder. Due to cultural and economic reasons, industry acceptance of all-new designs has been low. Rather than radically...
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Safe last step

Introduction A common cause of injury among orchard workers in Washington state occurs when the user dismounts the ladder. The user often cannot accurately gauge the last step of the ladder because the line of sight is obscured by the apple bag when descending the ladder, with their back facing the ...
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Redesigned third leg

Introduction Ladder injuries are among the most common injuries among orchard workers in Washington state. Ladders tipping over, sliding of the third leg, worker falling off the ladder, and worker missing the last rung were the most common sources of injuries. Due to the resistance in the industry t...
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