University of California

Don J Durzan

Frank F Ventimiglia

Pramod K Gupta

The present invention provides new plant nutrient formulations comprising cyclodextrins. The formulations are useful, for instance, in increasing growth, cellular development and secondary metabolite production of plant tissue cultures.

Cyclodextrins in plant nutrient formulations

The present invention provides new methods isolating taxanes and other metabolites from taxane-producing plant materials.

Recovery of taxanes from plant material

The present invention provides new sources of taxanes and other metabolites from members of the order Coniferales that are not in the genus Taxus.

Recovery of Taxanes from conifers

A method for simplified hybrid seed production by latent diploid parthenogenesis and parthenote cleavage. Latent diploid parthenogenesis and subsequent parthenote cleavage is induced by controlled artificial conditions that activate latent apomictic behavior and result in a transition from sexual seed production to diploid asexual parthenogenesis. The method is useful for production of apomictic hybrid seeds.

Simplified hybrid seed production by latent diploid parthenogenesis and

A method for clonal propagation by somatic polyembryogenesis. The method allows for clonal propagation of embryonal suspensor mass resulting in true-to-type suspensor development of the conifer embryo leading to development of plantlets and plants.

Method for clonal propagation of gymnosperms by somatic polyembryogenesis

Recovery of taxanes from conifers

The present invention provides haploid cells and their derivatives which are cultured in vitro to produce taxanes and other metabolites that evolve from the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway.

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Davis, CA, United States of America

Don J Durzan