A new and distinct Schlumbergera plant named `CARNEVAL BRAZIL` particularly characterized by large upright to vertical flowers; flowers which have petals which are red-purple (RHS N74A) and a light purple throat (RHS 75D); large quantity of flowers per plant; moderately vigorous growth rate and freely branching growth habit; and mucronate to lanceolatoid buds red-purple (RHS 71B) in color.

A new and distinct Schlumbergera plant named `SAMBA BRAZIL` particularly characterized by large upright to vertical flowers, with less reflexing of petals; flowers which have petals which are red-purple (RHS 58A)in color at the edges, color transitioning to orange (RHS 27D) and then white (RHS N155B) at the center of petal, and with a white (RHS N155C) throat; large quantity of flowers per plant; moderately vigorous growth rate and fairly compact, freely branching growth habit; and ovoid to lanc...

A scanning probe microscope that is easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture, has a fast scan rate, and has a broad range of applications. The oscillating sensor has a high resonance frequency. Because an oscillator is used, alignment of a laser is not required. Further, probe approach and scanning can be achieved at much faster rates.

The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the present invention includes a method of using haploid plants for genetic mapping of traits of interest such as disease resistance. Further, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are associated with resistance to Goss' Wilt, a bacterial disease associated with Clavibacter michiganense spp.

This invention relates to plant fatty acyl hydroxylases. Methods to use conserved amino acid or nucleotide sequences to obtain plant fatty acyl hydroxylases are described. Also described is the use of cDNA clones encoding a plant hydroxylase to produce a family of hydroxylated fatty acids in transgenic plants. In addition, the use of genes encoding fatty acid hydroxylases or desaturases to alter the level of lipid fatty acid unsaturation in transgenic plants is described.

The present invention generally relates to a modified Rubisco large subunit .sup..epsilon.N-Methyltransferase (Rubisco LSMT, or RLSMT). The present invention also relates to a modified RLSMT-carbonic anhydrase (RLSMT-CA). This modified RLSMT-CA improves the efficiency of the reduction of CO.sub.2 during photosynthesis, which may increase plant growth rates. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding the modified RLSMT-CA or modified RLSMT. Also, the present invention relates to...

Novel materials containing dispersed or aligned biomolecules and/or cells and biomasses, which are preferably chemically modified, can be preferably used as conductors, semiconductors, transistors, resistors or non-conductors and as artificial jewels and gemologic materials, materials for use in computer, aerospace, marine and automobile industries, as well as modified alloys for machines and pipelines, boring and drilling machines and materials, and for pumps and for oil industry, as well as fo...

Materials and Methods for identifying lignin regulatory region-regulatory protein associations are disclosed. Materials and methods for modulating lignin accumulation are also disclosed.

This invention discloses novel microRNAs and their precursors, and recombinant DNA constructs including such novel miRNAs, miRNA precursors, miRNA promoters, and miRNA recognition sites corresponding to the miRNAs. Included are novel miRNA and miRNA precursors that exhibit nutrient-responsive expression. Also disclosed are miRNA decoy sequences. Further provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention and ...

This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enha...