Methods and compositions for enhancing the resistance of plants to plant pests are provided. Chimeric pesticidal polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the chimeric pesticidal polypeptides are provided. The chimeric pesticidal polypeptides comprising a solubility-enhancing polypeptide operably linked to a polypeptide comprising pesticidal activity. The nucleic acid molecules can be used in expression cassettes for making transformed plants with enhanced resistance to plant pests. Further provided are transformed plants, plant tissues, plant cells, other host cells, and seeds as well as pesticidal compositions.

A novel maize variety designated PH2T8Z and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2T8Z with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2T8Z through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2T8Z or a locus conversion of PH2T8Z with another maize variety.

A novel maize variety designated X08H716 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08H716 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08H716 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08H716, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08H716. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08H716.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH211159. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH211159, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH211159 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH211159.

A novel maize variety designated X18H537 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X18H537 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18H537 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18H537, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18H537. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18H537.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH396644. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH396644, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH396644 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH396644.

Disclosed are double stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules that are toxic to insect pests. In particular, interfering RNA molecules capable of modulating expression of a pest insect target gene and that are toxic to the insect pest are provided. Further, methods of making and using the interfering RNA, for example as the active ingredient in an insecticidal composition or in a transgenic plant, to confer protection from insect damage are disclosed.

A novel maize variety designated X80H134 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X80H134 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80H134 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X80H134, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80H134. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80H134.

A novel maize variety designated X90H605 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90H605 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90H605 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90H605, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90H605. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90H605.

A novel maize variety designated X08H739 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08H739 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08H739 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08H739, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08H739. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08H739.