The invention generally relates to arogenate dehydrogenase polynucleotides and methods of using the same. More specifically, the invention relates in part to compositions including arogenate dehydroge...
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The present invention relates to crop breeding. More particularly, the present invention relates to targeted modification of root to enhance abiotic stress tolerance in maize. In one aspect, the inven...
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A genetically modified bacterium for excreting fixed nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) is disclosed. The bacterium can be made by deleting at least a portion of the nifL gene of a diazotrophic y-prote...
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The aromatic amino acid tyrosine cannot be synthesized de novo by mammals and must instead be obtained through the diet or through conversion of dietary phenylalanine. Through complex pathways, tyrosi...
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a widespread fungal pathogen that is difficult to control and can cause considerable damage to crops. In soybean, this fungus causes Sclerotinia stem rot, also known as whi...
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Enabling students to understand the connection between organismal phenotype and the underlying, DNA sequence-based genotype remains the holy grail of genetics education. As continuing advances in DNA ...
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Assessing new varieties of maize and other crops is time-consuming and costly. Researchers must count and weigh kernels from hundreds of ears of corn to measure yield characteristics such as kernel nu...
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The lignin in corn stalks makes it difficult to process for biomass and harder for animals to digest. Levels are especially high in the tough outer ‘rind’ and vascular bundles of the stem.For this...
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In animals, plants and other eukaryotic organisms, typically one protein is translated from each mRNA. Usually, translation can start only at one end of the mRNA strand. In contrast, several viruses ...
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Plant development is marked by three phases: juvenile, adult vegetative and flowering. The timing between phases is known to impact traits like yield, productivity and tissue digestibility. However, t...
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Feeding a surging world population will require improvements to agricultural productivity. However, simply growing crops like corn and rice in higher density is problematic. One challenge is that plan...
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Juvenile and adult grass tissue dramatically differs in anatomy, chemistry and ability to withstand stresses. Juvenile plants cannot flower and their leaves are better able to resist cold and drought....
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most economically damaging pathogen for Unites States soybean production in most years. Annual losses top $700 million. Other countries like Brazil and China also ar...
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Lignin is a complex, heterogeneous polymer found in all vascular plants. It rigidifies plants and plays a crucial role in water transport. However, lignins are effectively indigestible and interfere w...
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Functional genomics involves identifying the function of all genes within a sequenced genome. Knockout mutants may be used to identify the in situ function of any gene, without making assumptions abou...
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