Disclosed herein are methods for the production of value added explants from the seeds of dicotyledonous cultivars of interest. Also described are methods of transformation using the value added expla...
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Provided herein are methods for preparing prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides or by hydrolysis of polymeric sugars to monosacch...
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A multilayer produce packaging film includes a first layer and a chlorine dioxide-producing layer. The chlorine dioxide-producing layer includes a polymer composition and a plurality of chlorite ions....
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Compositions and methods for generating ClO2 gas are disclosed. A composition that includes a chlorite salt is activated by exposure to ultraviolet light. After an optional storage period, the composi...
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The invention generally relates to engineered prephenate dehydrogenases and arogenate dehydrogenases and methods of using the same. More specifically, the invention relates in part to compositions inc...
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Fusarium head blight (FHB, also known as head scab) is a disease of wheat and barley that results in dramatic losses of grain yield and quality. During infection Fusarium species produce a range of my...
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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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Described herein are FGF-23 epitope peptides, methods of producing antibodies in laying hens by injecting the peptides, and methods of improving resistance to eggshell breakage and/or increasing eggsh...
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A method of making coated avian egg yolk cores includes providing dried avian egg yolk cores having a diameter of 100 to 1500 micrometers, applying avian egg albumen to the dried avian egg yolk cores ...
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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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Colorant particles made from an insoluble protein-based substrate to which a dye is adsorbed are disclosed. The colorant particles are highly dispersible onto solid surfaces or within liquid systems, ...
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Measurements of pea tenderness comparable to those provided by mechanical tenderometers are provided through analysis of an infrared spectrum of shelled peas. These measurements may be output directly...
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Methods for diagnosing propensity to exhibit acquired peripheral neuropathy in dogs are described. The methods and kits test dogs for presence of a disease-associated genomic variant. Presence of the ...
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Methods of purifying mucin, purified mucin, and products comprising the purified mucin. The methods include combining a mucin-containing substance with water and one or more purification agents to for...
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A method of making a filter, the resulting filter, and a method of using the filter to filter proteins from solution are described. The method includes contacting a porous, polymeric substrate with a ...
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A residue management system or method can be implemented for an agricultural harvester that includes a residue processing system. A sensor arrangement can be in communication with one or more componen...
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Mycobacterial-specific biomarkers and methods of using such biomarkers for diagnosis of mycobacterial infection in a mammal are disclosed.
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Herein we demonstrate that the mitochondrial genome influences temperature tolerance in Saccharomyces yeasts. The present invention provides methods for manipulating the mitotype of yeast, including m...
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A method of promoting fungal spore germination. The method includes the step of contacting a fungal spore with a germination-promoting concentration of an exogenous imizoquin.
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A method of enhancing the aroma of a wine or beverage conducts flavorful volatiles from a separately occurring fermentation process as driven by the expressed carbon dioxide of the fermentation proces...
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Polypeptides comprising maltose/maltotriose transporters are provided. Additionally, polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors encoding a maltose/maltotriose transporter, or yeast cells harboring s...
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Growers of table-stock potato varieties are searching for a replacement for Russet Norkotah, the standard variety at present. Russet Norkotah does not store well and is susceptible to several diseases...
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Growers of table-stock potato varieties are searching for a replacement for Russet Norkotah and Russet Burbank. Russet Norkotah, the standard variety at present, does not store well and is susceptible...
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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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