Plant husbandry inventions 02/08

20080047195 - Porous, light transmissive material and method for using same: An apparatus and method to isolate at least a part of a plant from passage of things or materials of certain size or characteristics. In one aspect, a shroud or sock (10) of material can be removably placed over at least a part of the plant (3) with a releasable... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20080040972 - Drought responsive promoters hva22e and plddelta identified from arabidopsis thaliana: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the At.PLDδ gene or the At.HVA22e gene of Arabidopsis thaliana and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Arabidopsis thaliana regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080040973 - Transgenic crop plants with improved stress tolerance: Disclosed herein are novel compositions of NF-YB proteins and recombinant DNA for expressing NF-YB proteins that are used to produce transgenic plants with enhanced yield and/or enhanced water deficit stress tolerance.... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080040974 - Floral sleeve having an arcuate upper end: A plant packaging and covering system including a floral sleeve having a decorative pattern thereon. The sleeve may have a lower portion sized to cover a pot and an upper portion which can surround a plant disposed in the pot and which can be detached after the protective function of... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080034651 - Production of sod using a soil-less sand based root zone medium: The present invention relates to a soil-less sand based root zone medium for the production of sod. The present invention is also directed to a method for the production of sod using a soil-less sand based root zone medium and a sod mat produced by the method of the present... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080034652 - Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method: A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure the correct number of seeds to a seed package, a cleaning device, a sheller, and a label applicator. A conveyance path,... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20080034653 - Hybrid composite hydroponic substrate system: A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate... Agent: Sommer Barnard Attorneys,p.c.

20080034655 - Electrically heated plant propagators: According to the invention there is provided an electrically heated plant propagator (1, 9) comprising or including a transparent cover or lid (4, 10), characterised in that the cover or lid has electrically conductive heating elements (6) on or in the inner surface of the cover or lid, the heating... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20080034656 - Thermoplastic flower pot with a thin skirt: A flower pot cover constructed of a material for providing a decorative cover for an item, such as a floral grouping. The flower pot cover comprises a base portion and a skirt portion. The base portion has an upper end, a lower end, a bottom having a first thickness and... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20080028677 - Collapsible support with trellis and tool system: A trellis system of the invention comprises a trellis and tool in combination. The trellis includes multiple legs and one or more horizontal supports. The tool includes a tray and a coning tool. The tray is adapted to slidably engage the legs by way of engagement means. The coning tool... Agent: Innovar, LLC