The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (aro) (volcani Center)

State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization

State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agriculture Research Organization

Nir Dai

Zecharia Tanami

Sara Slotzky

Arthur A Schaffer

Ahuva Daos

Marcelo Ariel German

Marina Petreikov

David Granot

Rakefet David-Schwartz

Marina Petrikov

A new and distinctplant named 'YASMIN', particularly characterized by very early flowering, compact growth habit, and short-conical fruit shape.

Strawberry plant named 'YASMIN'

The invention relates to transgenic plants exhibiting increased cell wall content. In one embodiment, transgenic plants engineered to over-express fructokinase (FRK) or both FRK and sucrose synthase (SuSy) are provided. The FRK+SuSy double-transgenic plants of the invention consistently exhibit enhanced cell wall polymer deposition.

Use of fructokinases and sucrose synthases for increasing cell wall polymers

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'BARAK'. This new strawberry plant named 'BARAK' is primarily adapted to the climate and growing conditions of the Sharon coastal plain, at 32&#xb0; latitude, located in Israel, and is primarily characterized by high quality fruit with an attractive brilliant appearance, regular consistent conical shape, high total soluble solids, long shelf-life and fruit appearing out of the canopy facilitating harvest.

Strawberry plant named 'BARAK'

A method of increasing biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant is disclosed. The method comprises expressing within the plant an exogenous polypeptide comprising a UGGPase activity. The polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous, and/or at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 33 as determined using the BlastP software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters. Polynucleotides encoding same and plants expressing same are also disclosed.

Polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom and methods of using same for increasing biomass in plants and plants generated thereby

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'TAMIR'. This new strawberry plant named 'TAMIR' is primarily adapted to the climate and growing conditions of the growing conditions of the Sharon coastal plain, at 32&#xb0; latitude, located in Israel, and is primarily characterized by low amounts of runners (stolons) production in the propagating nursery; no chilling requirement for flower induction; very early fruit production from the first week of November in Israel; moderate plant size with open, flattened habit; fruiting trusses position level with foliage; large fruit size, orange-red in color; high fruit firmness even in high temperatures; juicy fruit texture with strong flavor; very nice appearance with yellowish achenes over bright red fruit skin; and high field tolerance to powdery mildew.

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Kfar Maas, Israel

Nir Dai