Ball Horticultural Company

Sanford Scientific, Inc.

Purdue Research Foundation

Alan D Blowers

Blair L Winner

Randal Hauptmann

John C Sanford

Joyce Van Eck

Franzine Smith

Jianping Ren

Jason Jandrew

Lynne Knosher

Tau-San Chou

Denis R Flaschenriem

Robert B Eisenreich

Melvin Riebel

Monica J Norby

Natalia Dudareva

Cheryl M Smyser

A new and distinct cultivar ofplant named 'Balgovarpur', characterized by its red-purple colored inflorescences, medium yellow-green colored variegated foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

plant named 'Balgovarpur'

The disclosure providesflowers comprising petals exhibiting an anthocyanin pigment star pattern, wherein said anthocyanin pigment star pattern is defined as comprising a substantial lack of anthocyanin pigment in the petal center and a presence of anthocyanin pigment in the petal margins. The disclosure also providesplants comprising a decreased level of dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR) transcripts resulting in an anthocyanin pigment star pattern and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The disclosure further relates to seeds, plant parts, and plants produced by crossingplants of the disclosure with themselves or plants of a different genotype.

Pentas flowers with a star pigment pattern

The invention providesplants comprising a male sterility allele and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossingplants comprising a male sterility allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.

Male sterility in catharanthus

The present invention relates to aplant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to aplant having an allele which results in aplant with altered flower color and/or altered flower color pattern. The invention also relates to crossingplants containing the allele withorplants lacking the allele to produce novel types ofand-inter-generic hybrid plants.

Petunia mutant allele

A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced &#x3b2;-carotene ratio, an enhanced lycopene ratio, an enhanced &#x3b1;-cryptoxanthin ratio, an enhanced phytoene ratio or an enhanced phytofluene ratio relative to that ratio in a non-mutant marigold. A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are also disclosed whose flower petals contain zeaxanthin esters and are substantially free of esters of both neoxanthin and violaxanthin, and wherein zeaxanthin constitutes at least about one-half of the extractable carotenoids when xanthophylls are assayed as alcohols. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such plants, oleoresins and comestible materials that have such carotenoid ratios.

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Since its introduction into North America over 170 years ago, the poinsettia has become a major ornamental potted plant, and is an important component of the U.S. floral industry. Susceptibility to insect pests and diseases caused by pathogens remains a problem for poinsettia production, even under greenhouse conditions. While chemical treatment can control certain insect pests and disease pathogens, such treatment can also have an adverse effect upon poinsettias. The methods described herein provide a means to genetically engineer transgenic poinsettia that express macromolecules capable of protecting the plant against the insects and pathogens. The production of transgenic plants can also be used to enhance the commercial value of poinsettia by controlling characteristics such as flower color.

Production of transgenic poinsettia

The present invention relates to methods for creating, manipulating, modifying and enhancing floral scent component to plants and cut flowers.

Modification of floral scent in flowering plants

A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced &#x3b2;-carotene ratio, an enhanced lycopene ratio, an enhanced &#x3b1;-cryptoxanthin ratio, an enhanced phytoene ratio or an enhanced phytofluene ratio relative to that ratio in a non-mutant marigold. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such plants, oleoresins and comestible materials that have such carotenoid ratios.

Tagetes erecta marigolds with altered carotenoid compositions and ratios

A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced zeaxanthin ratio, an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced &bgr;-carotene ratio, an enhanced &agr;-cryptoxanthin ratio, an enhanced phytoene ratio or an enhanced phytofluene ratio relative to that ratio in a non-mutant marigold. The flower petals of such a plant also typically contain zeta-carotene that is not normally found in such petals. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such plants, oleoresins and comestible materials that have such carotenoid ratios.

Targetes erecta marigolds with altered carotenoid compositions and ratios

The invention provides antimicrobial peptides, nucleic acid constructs encoding them, methods for transforming plant cells, and transgenic plant tissue that expresses the antimicrobial peptide genes and thereby exhibit improved resistance to plant pathogens.

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Elburn, IL, United States of America

Alan D Blowers