A new cultivar of Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata `RENHY`, characterized by its large panicles of sterile flowers that emerge white and change to pink and finally to a red with maturity with the red coloration lasting about 3 to 4 weeks, its continuous flush of new flowering stems that give an overall multicolored effect in late summer to early fall, and its plant habit that changes from erect in early summer to cascading as the season progresses.

`PLFOG99` is a new and distinct apple tree notable for its compact tree type, spur bearing habit, and early maturity as compared to `Cripps Pink` and other known cultivars.

Hybrid tea rose plant having flowers with large flower size; compact, well-branched plant with glossy, dark green foliage; resistant to rust and powdery mildew and ability to own root from softwood cuttings.

In one aspect, a method is provided for increasing germination vigor of conifer somatic embryos produced in vitro. The method comprises (a) singulating a plurality of individual immature conifer somatic embryos from a first culture of embryos after a first incubation period in a first development media; and (b) contacting the plurality of singulated immature conifer somatic embryos with a second development media for a second incubation period.

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 seed-preferred promoter and terminator associated with the maize embryo abundant protein 2 coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.

The invention provides novel regulatory polynucleotide sequences useful in plant genetic engineering applications, e.g., polynucleotides having transcriptional promoter or terminator activity, are provided. The invention also provides novel gene and polypeptide sequences, for example, genes corresponding to pineapple carotenoid biosynthesis proteins, e.g., carotenoid isomerase (ISO), phytoene synthase (PSY) and lycopene .beta.-cyclase (LYC), which find use in producing plants with improved trait...

The invention relates to the field of plant and agricultural technology. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of zinc finger proteins and fusions of said proteins to regulate gene expression and metabolic pathways in plants.

"Goodwell" is a hybrid forage bermudagrass. It has larger stems and wider leaves, and produces a more dense sod compared to "hay type" varieties. The stem size and leaf width is much greater compared to "grazing type" varieties while the sod density is somewhat less compared to the grazing type varieties.

Reported herein are methods for obtaining stably transformed callus in Taxus media `Hicksii`, including particularly methods that involve using needles, stem, or bark peel as explant material for transformation. Also provided are descriptions of several promoter activities in directing reporter gene expression in Taxus media cells, in particular cells in suspension cultures, callus and needles. Transgenic plants (e.g., Taxus plants), plant cells, cell lines, and tissues (including seeds) are als...

This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding fructosyltransferases. More specifically, this invention relates to polynucleotides encoding 1-FFTs, 6-SFTs, or 1-SSTs. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of the fructosyltransferases, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the fructosyltransferases in a transformed host ...