Evogene Ltd.

Seedx Technologies Inc.

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

Rahan Meristem (1998) Ltd.

Sharon Ayal

Hagai Karchi

Basia Judith Vinocur

Alex Diber

Gil Ronen

Eyal Emmanuel

Yoav Herschkovitz

Michael Gang

Dotan Dimet

Evgenia Gold

Rodrigo Yelin

Sarel Ashkenazy

David Gedalyaho Vaisberger

Elad Carmon

Mordekhay Shniberg

Limor Poraty-Gavra

Zur Granevitze

Rafael Meissner

Inbar Nevo

Anat Idan

Laura Bekerman

Inbal Nurith Dangoor

Avi Shoshan

Limor Poraty

Dotan Dimat

Pamela Gail Marrone

James Kevin Presnail

Debora Wilk

Dror Shalitin

Ana-Lucia Cordova-Kreylos

Eli Khayat

Amit Vasavada

Brittany Pierce

Ada Viterbo Fainzilber

Tanya Gontmakher

Or Rotem

Lisa N Meihls

Vaka S Reddy

A system for sorting seeds based on their resistance to a stress is disclosed. Batches of purified seeds sorted using the system are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for sorting of seeds

Systems for sorting seeds are disclosed, as well as batches of seeds that have been sorted using the systems.

A system for categorizing seeds of plants into hybrid and non-hybrid categories. Seeds sorted according to the disclosed system are also disclosed.

Polynucleotides and isolated polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs comprising the isolated polynucleotides, transgenic plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant are disclosed.

Polynucleotides and polypeptides for increasing desirable plant qualities

Provided are biologically pure bacterial isolates characterized by a genome structure at least 90% similar to a genome structure of a bacterial species selected from the group consisting of:sp. E128 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67462,A190 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67464,P243 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67459,M979 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67457,P63 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67461,sp. G706,E132 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67460,A918,O180,B670 having an NRRL Accession No. B67463,scopuliridis F427 having an NRRL Accession No. B-67458, andsp. L219. Also provided are whole cell broth or lysates thereof, and polynucleotide, polypeptides and constructs expressing same, compositions-of-matter comprising same and methods using same for killing or inhibiting the development of insects.

Bacterial genes and isolates for conferring insect resistance

Provided are methods of increasing nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2560, 2557, 184, 238, 188, 154-156, 158-161, 163-183, 185-187, 189-197, 200-237, 239-264, 266-269, 1351, 1365-1425, 1429-1457, 1459, 1461-1730, 1735, 1739-2397, 2533-2541, 2544-2556, 2558, 2559, 2561-2562 or 2563. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides which can be used to increase nitrogen use efficiency, fertilizer use efficiency, yield, growth rate, vigor, biomass, oil content and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant of a plant.

Isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides useful for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, yield and biomass in plants

The present invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides associated with increased resistance of plants towards pathogenic fungi of the genus, and fungi related thereto, particularly towards fungi inducing Sigatoka disease complex and fungi inducing other diseases in banana and additionalplant spices; to use thereof for controlling plant disease associated with the fungal pathogens; and to the production of genetically engineered plants having increased resistance to the pathogenic fungi.

Compositions and methods conferring resistance to fungal diseases

Provided are methods of increasing tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increasing biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The methods are effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:201, 207, 212, 202-206, 208-211, 213-391, 1655, 961-1529, and 1660-1663. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, and/or increase biomass, growth rate, vigor and/or yield of a plant.

Polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded thereby, and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass and/or yield in plants expressing same

Provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO:619, 617, 606, 615, 629, 1-36, 40, 41, 43-45, 49, 52-56, 58, 113-343, 351, 354-358, 605, 607-614, 616, 618, 620-628, 630-638, 642, 645, 650, 651, 670, or 671. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising same, isolated polypeptides encoded thereby, transgenic cells and transgenic plants comprising same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.

Polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded thereby, and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, biomass and/or yield in plants expressing same

Provided are isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:68, 51-66, 69-100, 379-656, 707-715, 720-723, 742-754, 764-771 or 772 with the proviso that the amino acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO: 765 or 771, isolated polynucleotides comprising the nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs:18, 1-16, 19-50, 101-378, 657-672, 674-706, 716-719, 724-741 and 755-763 with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO:756 or 762, and isolated polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:779-792 and methods of using same for increasing oil content, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, abiotic stress tolerance and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.

Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing plant utility

Protein kinase polynucleotides and polypeptides for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, and/or vigor in a plant

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Kiryat-Ekron, Israel

Sharon Ayal