A method for remediating developmentally delayed plants within a field of crops using at least one work vehicle during a field operation. The method comprises identifying delayed plants within the field with a sensor on the work vehicle and generating, with a processor, location data associated with the location of the delayed plant with the field. Upon arriving at the location of the delayed plant with the work vehicle, the delayed plant is remediated.

To provide a novel technique for enhancing characteristics of a plant without using a gene recombination technique. A plant is treated with a freezing step of freezing a plant tissue, a thawing step of thawing the frozen plant tissue, and a generating step of generating a plant from the thawed plant tissue.

To provide a novel technique for enhancing characteristics of a plant without using a gene recombination technique. A plant is treated with a freezing step of freezing a plant tissue, a thawing step of thawing the frozen plant tissue, and a generating step of generating a plant from the thawed plant tissue.

Described are methods of field conditioning cereal crop pollen. A method of the present invention includes collecting fresh pollen and introducing the pollen to field conditioning conditions which regulate pollen moisture content. The field conditioning conditions may include a relative humidity ranging from about 50% to about 100%, a temperature ranging from about −10-10° C., and an air pressure ranging from about 15 kPa to about 150 kPa. The field conditioning conditions may further include a continuous, adjustable positive or negative air flow and/or and a flow of one or more continuously refreshed, selected gases. The field conditioning conditions may dehydrate the pollen to achieve a pollen moisture content of about 40% to about 58%, such as about 50% to about 57%.

The invention relates to methods for the screening, identification and/or application of one or more microorganisms of use in imparting one or more beneficial properties to one or more plants.

The invention relates to methods for the screening, identification and/or application of one or more microorganisms of use in imparting one or more beneficial properties to one or more plants.

Described herein are methods and compositions for improving plant growth and other properties. The methods and compositions utilize bacteria and bacterial exudates incorporated into plant seeds for improvement of plant growth and other properties.

A novel Mandevilla genus plant is provided that has a novel color tone unable to be previously produced. A candidate Mandevilla genus plant is selected as a parent Mandevilla genus plant in the case carotenoid pigment is extracted from the petals thereof, and neoxanthin or a derivative thereof is present in the carotenoid pigment extract.

A novel Mandevilla genus plant is provided that has a novel color tone unable to be previously produced. A candidate Mandevilla genus plant is selected as a parent Mandevilla genus plant in the case carotenoid pigment is extracted from the petals thereof, and neoxanthin or a derivative thereof is present in the carotenoid pigment extract.

A strain of Bacillus licheniformis (designated ‘K-357’) functions as an insecticide. Surprisingly, application of this single strain of B. licheniformis K-357 reduced nematode hatching and increased nematode mortality in vitro and reduced nematode counts and increased plant vigor and yield in cotton field trials. Nematicidal activity and cotton yield were compared for seed treated with B. licheniformis K-357 to in-furrow application of Aldicarb and Fluopyram, and seed treatment with Abamectin as nematicide. The nematicidal activity of the B. licheniformis K-357 was on par with, and in some cases superior to, that of the chemical treatments. The increases in cotton yield for seed treated with K-357 as nematicide were superior to that of both in-furrow application and seed treatment with the chemical nematicides. Corn seed treated with B. licheniformis K-357 in combination with chemical insecticides and fungicides had decreased root node injury in corn field trials heavily infested with corn rootworm.