A process for in vitro induction of flowering/in vitro proliferation of floral primordia in saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.) produces whole flowers with real stigmas. The process produces saffron through a process of in vitro flowering to obtain season independent, continuous flowering of saffron.

A hybrid mint plant characterized by an essential oil composition profile, methods of cultivating the hybrid mint plant, and methods of producing an essential oil composition with the essential oil composition profile using the hybrid mint plant are disclosed.

Provided is a canola variety designated PV 591 GCS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety PV 591 GCS with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PV 591 GCS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety PV 591 GCS, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety PV 591 GCS are disclosed.

A method for culturing a microbial or cellular seed culture includes positioning a first flexible bag within a chamber of a first retainer, the first retainer being secured to a mixer table. A culture is produced within a compartment of the flexible bag, the culture comprising a growth media and a microbial or cellular starter culture added thereto. The mixer table is activated so that the culture is mixed within the compartment of the first flexible bag while the microbes or cells of the culture grow, the culture having a maximum volume of less than 10 liters.

An method of generating and selecting mutant Cannabis plants through mutagenesis of isolated Cannabis plant cells includes subjecting plant parts of one or more Cannabis plants to a pectinase treatment to obtain living cells of the one or more Cannabis plants, suspending the living cells in a mutagenic solution comprising methane sulfonate (EMS) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to obtain mutated Cannabis cells, centrifuging the mutated Cannabis cells to obtain pelleted cells, and providing the pelleted cells on culture media.

A method for generating new varieties of Cannabis plants with modified growth and cannabinoid phytochemical profiles includes subjecting plant parts of one or more Cannabis plants to pectinase digestion to release plant cells, centrifuging the released plant cells to obtain pelleted cells, and providing the pelleted cells on culture media. The pelleted cells are plated on a first culture media, which is a Murashige and Skoog or Gamborg B5 callus culture media.

A novel sweet corn hybrid plant, designated HMX59WS608 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS608, to the plants and plant parts of sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS608, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS608 with itself or another sweet corn plant.

A novel sweet corn hybrid plant, designated HMX59WS607 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS607, to the plants and plant parts of sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS607, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the sweet corn hybrid HMX59WS607 with itself or another sweet corn plant.

A method of producing cannabinoids for use in medical treatments by growing cultured Cannabis sativa plant cells through tissue culture, the method of comprising the steps of: selecting Cannabis sativa leaf tissue for culture; and growing a tissue culture from the selected leaf tissue in a liquid based medium whilst controlling the light exposure of the tissue culture to control the cannabinoid content of the tissue culture. Control of the light exposure can enable the phytocannabinoid content of the grown tissue culture to be tailored to the use intended for the tissue culture. For example, the THC content of the tissue culture can be controlled to be maximised or minimized depending on the intended use. Use of tissue culture is beneficial as compared to prior art methods as it allows for genetic consistency and reduces the resources necessary to produce plant cells containing phytocannabinoids.

Provided is a pretreatment method for directly seeding an in vitro microtuber in an open field including: sterilizing a washed in vitro microtuber with chlorine dioxide and drying the sterilized in vitro microtuber; irradiating the dried in vitro microtuber with light and greening the dried in vitro microtuber; putting the greened in vitro microtuber in a storage container and storing the greened in vitro microtuber in a temperature range of 2 to 4 C.; and germinating the in vitro microtuber. The in vitro microtuber can quickly adapt to environment when directly seeded on a field, an early-stage management of the in vitro microtuber is facilitated, and physiological functions thereof such as vitamin synthesis is activated.