Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.

Satoshi Araki

Shigeru Mitani

Norifusa Matsuo

Yasuko Takii

Tomona Yamaguchi

Takanori Suzuki

Munekazu Ogawa

Hiroaki Kodama

Takayuki Kashima

Shunji Yuki

Yasunori Machida

Kouichi Katayama

Masaki Ito

A microbial pesticide which is safe for the environment, fast-acting and excellent in an insecticidal effect in case of spray treatment for eggs and larvae of a pest is required. The invention provides a method for controlling at least one pest selected from the group consisting of whiteflies, aphid, spider mites, thrips, rust mites, leaf miners, pyralidae, cabbage moths and longhorn beetles, withstrain V-5 (deposition number: FERM BP-11135); and a microbial pesticide comprising the strain.

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To provide a method for changing the flower color of a moth orchid, particularly a method for producing a moth orchid having a red or reddish flower color from a white moth orchid. A method for producing a moth orchid having a modified flower color, which comprises transfecting a moth orchid with a gene encoding a flavanone 3-hydroxylase, a gene encoding a flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase, a gene encoding a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and a gene encoding an anthocyanidin synthase and expressing the genes.

Method for production of moth orchid having modified flower color

To provide a highly expressed F3'5&#x2032;H gene, whereby a blue moth orchid can be produced and a method using the gene for producing Orchids having blue flowers. A gene encoding a flavonoid 3&#x2032;,5&#x2032;-hydroxylase of, which has an amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% of homology to the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2. A method for producing an orchid having a blue flower, which comprises transfecting a white moth orchid with the gene, a gene encoding a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase ofor; a gene encoding a flavanone 3-hydroxylase; and a gene encoding an anthocyanidin synthase and expressing the genes.

Flavonoid-3',5&#x2032;-hydroxylase gene of commelina communis

Control of cell cycle is important in crop breeding, and it is demanded to develop, through the control, techniques for modifying cell growth in plants, techniques for modifying the development/differentiation of plant individuals and plant genes for use therein. It has been successfully disclosed that plant gene 3Rmyb is a factor indispensable for the multiplication of plant cells. Thus, there are provided, with the gene as a target, techniques for modifying the multiplication of plant cells and techniques for modifying the development/differentiation of plant individuals, and there can be obtained plants and plant cells retaining modified cell growth and development/differentiation. These enable development of plants with desirable properties, such as specified organ enlargement, male sterility or improved stress resistance.

Plant cells and plant bodies with modified cell growth, development and differentiation

A composition for controlling harmful bio-organisms comprising (a) at least one imidazole compound represented by formula (I): wherein R represents a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5, as an active ingredient, and (b) at least one inorganic phosphorus compound and/or at least one fungicide for Phycomycetes as an active ingredient or (c) a spreader as an activity-enhancing ingredient, and a method for controlling harmful bio-organisms comprising applying the composition for controlling harmful bio-organisms onto harmful bio-organisms.

Composition for controlling harmful bio-organisms and method for controlling harmful bio-organisms using the same

A composition for controlling harmful bio-organisms comprising (a) at least one imidazole compound represented by formula (I):wherein R represents a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5, as an active ingredient, and (b) at least one inorganic phosphorus compound and/or at least one fungicide for Phycomycetes as an active ingredient or (c) a spreader as an activity-enhancing ingredient, and a method for controlling harmful bio-organisms comprising applying the composition for controlling harmful bio-organisms onto harmful bio-organisms.

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Shiga, Japan

Satoshi Araki