A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus named `Alma's Star` particularly characterized by its unique and distinct bloom.

Rootstock `9365-85` is a cross of L514-10 (Vitis rufotomentosa.times.(V. champinii `Dog Ridge`.times.V. riparia `Riparia Gloire`)).times.V. champinii c9038. This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of grape rootstock with resistance to a broad array of soil-borne nematodes including root-knot, dagger, lesion and citrus nematodes. The variety is moderately susceptible to ring nematode, but has strong resistance to grape phylloxera.

Rubus idaeus Linnaeus `Nantahala` is a new and distinct variety of raspberry that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Late season ripening to follow `Heritage`. 2. Fruit is medium size, 3.5 g. 3. Fruit is firm, very attractive, uniform and conical to ovate. 4. Consistent and moderate yields.

The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules isolated from Zea mays and Oryza sativa and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the nucleic acid molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the nucleic acid molecules useful for expressing transgenes in plants.

The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling ...

Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence ...

The present invention provides promoters from plants capable of driving gene expression in plant cells. The promoters vary in strength and in tissue specificity, and can be used to facilitate the development of transgenic plants in which tissue preferred expression, constitutive expression, and the strength of transgene expression is either more or less critical.

A series of potent and highly specific insecticidal toxins characterized by an amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 2-35.

The present invention provides a technology for modifying the gene expression of a plant body in combination with using histone-chaperon-activity of protein 6b. According to the invention, gene expression is changed or modified globally.

Various embodiments are directed to transgenic plants, including transgenic tobacco plants and derivative seeds, genetically modified to impede the transport of Cadmium (Cd) from the root system to aerial portions of transgenic plants by reducing the expression levels of HMA-related transporters. Various embodiments are directed to transgenic tobacco plants genetically modified to stably express a RNAi construct encoding RNAi polynucleotides that enable the degradation of endogenous NtHMA RNA va...