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.

The invention relates to a Canola hybrid variety designated 1CN0152, essentially derived variants of that Canola hybrid variety, to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of this Canola hybrid variety 1CN0152. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1CN0152 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the Canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby.

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.

The invention relates to a Canola hybrid variety designated 7CN0298, essentially derived variants of that Canola hybrid variety, to the cells, seeds, plants, and plant parts of this Canola hybrid variety 7CN0298. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 7CN0298 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the Canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. The invention also relates to uses of 7CN0298.

A novel canola variety designated 3NR057 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety 3NR057 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 3NR057 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 3NR057 or a locus conversion of 3NR057 with another canola variety.

A novel canola variety designated G00573MC and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00573MC with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00573MC 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 G00573MC or a locus conversion of G00573MC with another canola variety.

A novel canola variety designated G00917RCC01 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00917RCC01 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00917RCC01 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 G00917RCC01 or a locus conversion of G00917RCC01 with another canola variety.

Provided is a canola variety designated 17GN0586R and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 17GN0586R with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 17GN0586R through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 17GN0586R, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 17GN0586R are disclosed.

Provided is a canola variety designated 18GG0454L and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 18GG0454L with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 18GG0454L through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 18GG0454L, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 18GG0454L are disclosed.

Provided is a canola variety designated 18GG2664I and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 18GG2664I with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 18GG2664I through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 18GG2664I, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 18GG2664I are disclosed.