Valent Biosciences Corporation

Kimberly Ann Falco

Derek D Woolard

Franklin Paul Silverman

Dale O Wilson

Marci Ann Surpin

Srirama Krishna Reddy

Peter D Petracek

Gary T Wang

Gregory D Venburg

Xiaozhong Liu

Daniel C Leep

Dale O Wilson, Jr

The present invention is directed to methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the grass plant.

Methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and yield in grass plants

The present invention is directed to methods of improving yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

Methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and yield in plants

The present invention is directed to methods of improving yield in cereal grain crops by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the cereal grain crop. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving growth in cereal grain crops by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the cereal grain crop.

Methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and yield in cereal grain crops

The present invention is directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid to the corn plant, wherein the weight ratio of GA:ABA is from about 10:1 to about 14:1.

Methods to increase corn growth

The present invention is directed to methods of improving drought stress tolerance in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

The present invention is directed to the treatment of crop plants with 3'-methyl-(S)-abscisic acid, 3&#x2032;-propargyl-(S)-abscisic acid, and/or salts thereof in order to improve the plants' environmental stress tolerance.

(S)-abscisic acid derivatives for improving plant stress tolerance

The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for improving corn growth. Methods of the invention comprise applying an effective amount of a mixture consisting of a gibberellin and glycine betaine to the corn plant. The present invention is further directed to methods for improving corn growth comprising applying an effective amount of a mixture of a gibberellin, (S)-(+)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to a corn plant.

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Kimberly Ann Falco