The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR09AP15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR09AP15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR09AP15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR09AP15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Disclosed herein are polynucleotides, compositions, and methods for controlling insect pests, especially flea beetles, such as Phyllotreta spp. and Psylliodes spp., particularly in plants. More specifically, polynucleotides such as double-stranded RNA triggers and methods of use thereof for modifying the expression of genes in flea beetles.

Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3-6, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, as well as variants and fragments thereof.

The invention provides seed and plants of sweet corn hybrid SHY6RH1365 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of sweet corn hybrid SHY6RH1365 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another sweet corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the parts of such plants.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH634305. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH634305, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH634305 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 CH634305.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH380729. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH380729, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH380729 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 CH380729.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV209625. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV209625, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV209625 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV209625 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV209625.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH225648. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH225648, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH225648 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 CH225648.

According to the invention, there is provided a novel romaine lettuce cultivar, designated CVX-16. ‘CVX-16’ is described as a vigorous romaine cultivar recommended for the main lettuce growing regions of California and Arizona. It has larger frame size and heavier weight, short core length, savoyed and glossy leaf color, no fringe burn on mature leaves and also yellower heart leaf color with a solid midrib. The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cos or romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) variety designated CVX-16. This invention thus relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to the plants of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to plant parts of lettuce cultivar CVX-16, to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar by crossing the lettuce cultivar CVX-16 with another lettuce cultivar, and to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods.

A novel maize variety designated PH1K8A and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH1K8A with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1K8A 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 PH1K8A or a locus conversion of PH1K8A with another maize variety.