Monsanto Technology LLC

Pollination assemblies for use in collecting and transferring pollen between plants are described herein. In one example embodiment, a pollination assembly includes a collection unit configured to dislodge pollen from pollen-bearing plants; a duct unit disposed adjacent the collection unit, wherein the collection unit and the duct unit define a channel extending through the collection unit and the duct unit; and a blower unit configured to direct air into the collection unit and the duct unit to thereby transport the pollen dislodged from the pollen-bearing plants along the channel to pollen-receiving plants adjacent the duct unit.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of crop protection. The present disclosure primarily to herbicide compositions comprising as compound (A) ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropy-qrimidin-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy] acetate (epyrifenacil) and as compound (B) the triethanolamine salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D), in particular to formulations of a certain type and preferably containing further constituents, said compositions and formulations having improved properties. The disclosure also relates to methods of manufacturing such compositions and formulations and the use of such compositions and formulations.

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01106494. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01106494. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01106494 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01106494 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

A soybean cultivar designated 22060463 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 22060463, to the plants of soybean cultivar 22060463, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 22060463, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 22060463. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 22060463. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 22060463, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 22060463 with another soybean cultivar.

According to the disclosure, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV699629. The disclosure thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the variety CV699629, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV699629 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The disclosure further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV699629 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The disclosure further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV699629.

According to the disclosure, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010481. The disclosure thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the variety CH010481, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010481 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The disclosure further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010481.

Provided herein are processes for the preparation of treated seeds. Generally, the processes described herein include providing seeds in a seed treatment apparatus. The seeds are contacted with a liquid seed treatment, thereby producing wetted seeds. The wetted seeds are dried simultaneously with the application of the liquid seed treatment.

The invention provides a transgenic corn event ZM_BCS216090, plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event ZM_BCS216090. The invention also provides polynucleotides and sequences specific for event ZM_BCS216090 and methods for using plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, progeny plants, and commodity products comprising event ZM_BCS216090 and detecting event ZM_BCS216090, or a polynucleotide or DNA sequence specific for event ZM_BCS216090, in a DNA molecule or sample.

Pesticidal protein exhibiting toxic activity against Hemipteran and Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC11207 and TIC11304. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding the disclosed pesticidal protein. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Hemipteran and Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the protein of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Hemipteran and Lepidopteran species pests using TIC11207 and TIC11304 pesticidal proteins are also provided.

A method for identifying the likelihood of heritability of modified sequences in a plant includes contacting the plant with a sequence-genome modification enzyme, obtaining cells from the edited plant, extracting and isolating DNA from the cells, and amplifying target sequences from the DNA to thereby form a pool of amplified target sequences. The method also includes identifying and quantifying sequences comprising a modification(s) within the pool of amplified target sequences and predicting the heritability of a modified sequence(s) included in the pool based on an abundance of the modified sequence(s) within the pool. The modified sequence(s) are determined to have a high likelihood of heritability when the abundance of the modified sequence(s) within the pool is at or above 10%, and the modified sequence(s) are determined to have a low likelihood of heritability when the abundance of the modified sequence(s) within the pool is below 10%.