Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Chee-Kok Chin

John J Kinelski

Stephen A Garrison

Daphna Havkin-Frenkel

Chaim Frenkel

Jinsong Xing

Chunlin Wang

A hybrid maleplant () denoted 'NJ953' has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, attractive spear morphology, good resistance to rust () and good field tolerance toroot rot () andcrown rot (). These desirable traits have been shown to be transmissible to its progenies. The invention relates to plants and plant parts of 'NJ953' plant. The invention further relates to hybridseeds and plants produced by crossing the'NJ953' plant with anotherplant.

Malehybrid plant 'NJ953'

A male() hybrid denoted 'NJ977'. The plant has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, good resistance to rust () and good field tolerance toroot and crown rot caused byand. These desirable traits have been shown to be transmissible to its progenies. The invention relates to plants and plant parts of 'NJ977' plant. The invention further relates to hybridseeds and plants produced by crossing the male'NJ977' plant with any femaleplant.

Malehybrid plant 'NJ977'

A femaleplant () denoted 'NJ44P' was developed through extensive culture and selection from a field of the variety Mary Washington. Plant 'NJ44P' has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, good resistance to rust () and good field tolerance to asparagus root rot () andcrown rot (). These desirable traits have been shown to be transmissible to its progenies. The invention relates to plants and plant parts of 'NJ44P' plant. The invention further relates to hybrid asparagus seeds and plants produced by crossing the&#x2018;NJ44P&#x2019; plant with anotherplant.

Asparagus plant named 'NJ44P'

A new and distinct(Linn.) plant denoted 'NJ22-34' which is homozygous for male sex gene was developed through extensive breeding and selection.hybrid 'NJ22-34' has many desirable traits including homogenous in male genes, good resistance to rust () and good field tolerance toroot rot () andcrown rot (). Because 'NJ22-34' is a homozygous-male plant all its F1 progenies will be male plants. This invention relates to the plant and plant parts of &#x2018;NJ22-34&#x2019;. The invention further relates to hybridseeds and plants produced by crossingplant &#x2018;NJ22-34&#x2019; with anotherplant.

Homozygous male asparagus plant named 'NJ22-34'

A new and distinct all-male() hybrid denoted 'NJ 854' was developed through extensive breeding and selection.hybrid 'NJ 854' has many desirable traits including vigorous plant growth, high yield, good resistance to rust () and good field tolerance toroot rot () andcrown rot (). The plants and plant parts of 'NJ 854' are described as well as the hybridseeds and plants produced by crossingplant &#x2018;NJ 854&#x2019; with anotherplant.

All-male asparagus hybrid NJ 854

The present invention provides pathogen-resistant transgenic plants and methods of making the plants. The transgenic plants display enhanced resistance to a variety of fungal, bacterial and viral plant pathogens due to expression of a gene that increases the unsaturated fatty acid content of the plant's cells, as compared with an equivalent, but non-transformed plant. The preferred embodiment of the invention is a plant expressing a heterologous &Dgr;-9 desaturase gene from yeast, which particularly increases cytosolic quantities of 16:1, 16:2 and 18:1 fatty acids.

Method of making pathogen-resistant plants by transformation with a fatty acid desaturase gene

The invention provides a process for stimulating the multiplication, differentiation or somatic embryogenesis of higher plant cells in tissue culture by the addition to the culture medium an effective amount of extensin preparation derived from higher plant tissue. Also, provided are tissue cultures which have such stimulating amount of extensin present. Finally, provided by the invention is the sterile extensin preparation which has the stimulating activity, preferably the extensin used being pure or substantially pure.

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Holmdel, NJ, United States of America

Chee-Kok Chin