Cornell Research Foundation Inc.

Herbert S Aldwinckle

James N Cummins

Gennaro Fazio

Terence Lee Robinson

Alvaro L Gaitan

John L Norelli

A new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstockhybrid 'G.41' is described herein. The new variety is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight () and crown rot (). The 'G.41' rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.

Apple tree rootstock named 'G.41'

A new and distinct variety of apple tree rootstockhybrid 'G.935' is described herein. The new variety is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight () and crown rot (). The 'G.935' rootstock is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees.

Apple tree rootstock named 'G.935'

The present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of a constitutive &#x3b1;-tubulin promoter from a coffee plant. The isolated promoter of the present invention is capable of inducing the expression of a protein encoded by a DNA molecule that is operably linked to the promoter in a DNA construct. The present invention also relates to DNA constructs expression systems, host cells, and transgenic plants and plant seeds containing the promoter of the invention. The present invention also relates to a method of making a transgenic plant and a method of directing protein expression in plants that involve transforming a plant cell with a DNA construct containing the promoter of the invention.

Constitutive &#x3b1;-Tubulin promoter from coffee plants and uses thereof

The present invention relates to the isolation of two DNA promoters from a coffee plant. The isolated promoters, one inducible and one constitutive, are capable of inducing the expression of a second DNA operably linked to the promoter. The present invention also relates to host cells, expression systems and transgenic plants containing the promoters of the invention.

Constitutive and inducible promoters from coffee plants

A new and distinct apple rootstock, 'Geneva 16' is a dwarfing rootstock that is resistant to fire blight.

Apple rootstock named 'Geneva 16'

The present invention relates to a method of conferring resistance against fire blight to pomaceous fruit scion or rootstock cultivars by transforming such cultivars with a gene which encodes for lytic proteins. Such transformation can be effected by bacterial infection or propulsion of particles into cell interiors. Once transformation has taken place, the cultivar is regenerated to a transgenic pomaceous fruit tree. This technique is particularly useful in treating apple and pear cultivars.

Transgenic pomaceous fruit with fire blight resistance

A new and unique apple rootstock, `Geneva 11` that is dwarfing and resistant to crown rot and fire blight.

Apple rootstock named `Geneva 11`

A new and unique apple rootstock `Geneva 65` that is very dwarfing and resistant to crown rot and fire blight. The tree is also useful as a small ornamental flowering crab.

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Geneva, NY, United States of America

Herbert S Aldwinckle