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A Novel Enzyme from Solanum Habrochaites that Synthesizes Sesquiterpenes

IntroductionZingiberene is a sesquiterpene produced by many plant species including ginger, turmeric, cultivated tomato, and its wild relatives. It is synthesized at particularly high levels in the trichomes of certain accessions of the wild tomato species Solanum habrochaites and is a potent insect repellent. The identification of a gene from S. habrochaites...

Published: 8/22/2023 | Inventor(s): Cornelius Barry, Eliana Gonzales-Vigil

Keywords(s): Insect Resistance, Terpene, Transgenic Crops Category(s): Biotechnology, Agriculture

Efficient Room Temperature, Ambient Pressure Liquid Ammonia Storage System

Executive Summary Liquid ammonia is current stored and transported in very large quantities in refrigerated units, railcars, tanker trucks and pressurized containers. While the majority of existing uses are as a nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural uses, increasing attention has been turned to ammonia as a green, carbon free energy storage medium for...

Published: 5/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Mi Chenija, Reza Ghazfar, Milton Smith, Iii, Thomas Hamann

Keywords(s): Category(s): Chemicals, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Transportation

A Robust Algal Assemblage to Enhance Carbon Dioxide Capture and Improve Biomass Production

A Robust Algal Assemblage for Biomass Production and Carbon Dioxide Capture Executive Summary: Stable algal assemblage cultured for biomass production and carbon dioxide capture is robust under different bioreactor configurations, environmental conditions, and CO2 supplements. Background: Carbon dioxide accounts for 82% of greenhouse gas...

Published: 9/13/2023 | Inventor(s): Wei Liao, Yan (susie) Liu

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agricultural, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Environmental

Cockroach Sodium Channel Clones

Insect Sodium Channel Clones for Insecticide Research and Development Executive Summary: Well-characterized insect sodium channel clones useful for insecticide research and development. Background: Sodium channels are well-known targets for a variety of widely-used and relatively safe insecticides, such as pyrethroid insecticides (e.g.,...

Published: 6/29/2023 | Inventor(s): Ke Dong, Yoshiko Nomura, Jung-Eun Lee

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agricultural, Agriculture, Animal/Veterinary

Isolates of Phytophthora Sojae

Characterized isolates of Phytophthora sojae, a pathogen of soybean Executive Summary: Isolates of Phytophthora sojae were collected in Michigan for pathotype structure characterization and identification of EC50 (effective concentration to inhibit mycelial growth by 50%) for common seed treatment fungicides. Background: Phytophthora...

Published: 2/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Martin Chilvers, Austin McCoy

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agriculture, Agricultural

Microbial Protection Against Mycotoxin Accumulation and Enhance Yield in Wheat

Microbial Protection Against Fusarium graminearum Infection and Mycotoxin Accumulation Executive Summary: Endophyte isolates that have antagonistic activity against the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum were shown to decrease mycotoxin accumulation and increase seed weight when wheat heads were challenged with Fusarium graminearum after endophyte...

Published: 3/29/2023 | Inventor(s): Frances Trail, Zachary Noel, Ludmila Roze

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agricultural, Agriculture, Food Science and Nutrition

Naturally Derived Inhibitors of Fungal Toxin Production

ToxBlox: NATURE-DERIVED COMPOUNDS THAT inhibit aflatoxin AND DON CONTAMINATION iNTRODUCTION Nothing ruins a crop of corn quite like the aflatoxin produced by fungi, such as Aspergillus parasiticus. This toxin degrades the food and makes consumption dangerous, especially in children and pets. If crops are found to be contaminated with an...

Published: 2/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Frances Trail, Arthur (Daniel) Jones, III

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agriculture, Chemicals, Food Science and Nutrition

Genetic Engineering of Oils In Vegetable (Non-Seed) Tissues By Diverting Carbon From Starch

INTRODUCTIONTriacylglycerol (TAG) is an ester that is derived from three fatty acids and glycerol. Triglycerides are the main constituents vegetable oil. Generally, in an oil crop species, TAG is produced in seeds, and this TAG can be harvested for various uses. TAG from plant oils are used as feedstocks for biofuels, food and industrial chemicals....

Published: 6/22/2023 | Inventor(s): Christoph Benning, Sanjaya Sanjaya

Keywords(s): Category(s): Biotechnology, Agriculture

Stevia Variety '12-05-144'

Executive SummaryMSU researchers have created novel Stevia varieties that produce a higher concentration of the steviol glycosides rebaudioside D and rebaudioside M than other varieties available on the market. Rebaudioside A and stevioside are currently the most abundant and most widely used compounds in the stevia-derived sweetener market. However,...

Published: 8/20/2022 | Inventor(s): Ryan Warner, Randolph Beaudry, James Hancock, Veronica Vallejo

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agriculture

Transcription factors to improve plant resistance to insects

Executive SummaryAs sessile organisms, plants must be able to adapt swiftly to biotic and environmental stimuli, and often do this through transcriptional reprogramming. Upon wounding by a ravenous insect, for instance, jasmonic acid (JA) increases in concentration within a cell and interacts with members of the JAZ family of repressor proteins. Ultimately,...

Published: 2/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Gregg Howe, Marcelo Campos, Yuki Yoshida