A novel maize variety designated X08N751 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 X08N751 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08N751 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08N751, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08N751 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08N751 and methods of using maize variety X08N751 are disclosed.

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

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

A novel maize variety designated X85P994 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 X85P994 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85P994 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X85P994, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85P994 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85P994 and methods of using maize variety X85P994 are disclosed.

A novel maize variety designated X13P456 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 X13P456 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13P456 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13P456, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13P456 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13P456 and methods of using maize variety X13P456 are disclosed.

The compositions and methods relate to shorter stature corn plants having an increased and extended expression of a MADS-box polypeptide along with one or more genetic modifications that result in shorter stature.

A novel maize variety designated X15P091 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 X15P091 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X15P091 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X15P091, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X15P091 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X15P091 and methods of using maize variety X15P091 are disclosed.

Endophytic microbial strains as biocatalysts isolated from fresh plant samples, their compositions, and methods of use thereof to enhance the growth and/or yield of a plant in the presence of reduced (synthetic or otherwise) nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers are provided. The selected endophytic microbial strains serve as biocatalysts to solubilize organic (proteinaceous) nitrogen otherwise unavailable to plants for their nutritional needs. In addition, selected endophytic microbial strains serve as biocatalysts to solubilize mineral-P and mineralize organic-P otherwise unavailable to plants for their nutritional phosphate needs. Thus defined, biocatalysts will serve to replace or reduce the requirement of (synthetic or otherwise) nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers. Also provided are materials and methods for inoculating plants with these biocatalysts at carefully selected inoculum densities to reliably reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers by 30-50% thus accomplishing optimal yields in a cost-effective manner.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting and/or producing a maize plant or maize plant part having increased yield under non-drought conditions, increased yield stability under drought conditions, and/or increased drought tolerance. A maize plant or maize plant part, including any progeny and/or seeds derived from a maize plant or germplasm identified, selected and/or produced by any of the methods of the present invention is also provided.

The present invention relates to maize plants having increased pathogen resistance or tolerance, in particular increased resistance or tolerance to pathogens causing Northern Corn Leaf Blight, i.e. Exserohilum turcicum. Such maize plants can be characterized as having a particular QTL allele comprising one or more resistance gene, or particular molecular markers in chromosome 4 based on donor line H102. The invention further relates to methods for generating such maize plants, as well as methods for identifying such maize plants.