The present invention relates to excision of explant material comprising meristematic tissue from seeds, and storage of such material prior to subsequent use in plant tissue culture and genetic transformation. Methods for tissue preparation, storage, and transformation are disclosed, as is transformable meristem tissue produced by such methods, and apparati for tissue preparation.

Disclosed are methods of obtaining clonal seeds, methods of plant cloning, methods of screening for maternal plants that produce clonal seeds asexually and methods of increasing yield of clonal seeds. Also disclosed are constructs comprising a nucleic acid that may silence the activity of a RNA-dependent DNA methylation pathway gene. Further disclosed are maternal plants comprising a construct wherein the construct comprises an exogenous nucleic acid sequence, wherein the construct renders the maternal plant defective for RNA-dependent DNA methylation.

Provided is a canola variety designated 15GG1763G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 15GG1763G with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 15GG1763G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety , the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed.

Materials and methods for creating canola (e.g., Brassica napus) lines having oil with increased oleic acid content are provided herein.

The present invention relates to excision of explant material comprising meristematic tissue from cotton seeds. Methods for tissue preparation, storage, transformation, and selection or identification of transformed plants are disclosed, as are transformable meristem tissues and plants produced by such methods, and apparati for tissue preparation.

A novel canola variety designated G00580 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00580 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00580 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety G00580 or a locus conversion of G00580 with another canola variety.

Provided is a canola variety designated 18GN0694L and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 18GN0694L with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 18GN0694L through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety , the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed.

A novel canola variety designated G00012 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00012 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00012 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety G00012 or a locus conversion of G00012 with another canola variety.

Provided is a canola variety designated 17GG1865G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 17GG1865G with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 17GG1865G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed.

Provided is a canola variety designated 18GG0721G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 18GG0721G with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 18GG0721G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed.