Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Technology

Meristem Transformation Method Using A Liquid Selection Medium

UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for genetically manipulating cannabis that is less laborious and more efficient than previous methods. The new method involves retaining both primary lea...
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Edward Williams, William Petersen, Alvar Carlson, Ray Collier, Shawn Kaeppler, Michael Petersen, Robert Harnish, Taylor Suo | P230239US02

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An Efficient Method for Sorting Cannabis Seed

In commercial crop production, it is often desirable to know which individuals are of a specific sex or those harboring certain traits. Current methods employed to isolate or enrich a desired plant po...
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Shawn Kaeppler, Michael Petersen | P220243US02

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Methods of Gene Editing and Transforming Cannabis

Hemp, one of the earliest plants to be spun into fiber thousands of years ago, now commands a $6 billion global market that includes high-profile products like CBD and other cannabinoid oils. However,...
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Michael Petersen, Edward Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Kaeppler | P190291US04

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Improved Extraction and Preservation of Pathogen-Free Maize Germplasm

Genetic transformation of maize and other crops is critically important to agronomy research as well as advancing desirable traits such as improved yield, disease resistance and drought tolerance. Mo...
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Michael Petersen, Brian Martinell, Edward Williams, Frank McFarland, Nathaniel Schleif, Shawn Kaeppler, Heidi Kaeppler | P190212US02

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System For Detection Of Disease In Plants

These inventors have recognized that various diseases in plants, such as Phytophthora infestans (late blight) and Alternaria solani (early blight), and/or various stages of such diseases in plants, ca...
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Amanda Gevens, Kaitlin Gold, Philip Townsend | P180062US02

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UW Tomato Rootstocks for Grafting

UW-Madison researchers have developed new tomato rootstock crosses based on cultivators and germplasm accessories obtained from USDA germplasm bank to identify rootstock populations. This new tomato r...
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James Nienhuis | P190352US01

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Feruloyl-Coa: Monolignol Transferases

The invention relates to feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding the feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The enzymes and/or the nucleic acids enable incorporati...
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John Ralph, Steven Karlen, Brian Fox, Emily Beebe, Craig Bingman, Rebecca Smith | P170158US02

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P-Coumaroyl-Coa:Monolignol Transferases

The invention is directed to p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes, nucleic acids encoding p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes, and inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the ...
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John Ralph, Steven Karlen, Rebecca Smith, Emily Beebe, Craig Bingman, Brian Fox | P170159US02

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Efficient Legume Transformation Method

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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Michael Petersen, Brian Martinell, Edward Williams, Amy Miyamoto, Shawn Kaeppler, Heidi Kaeppler, Robert Harnish | P180100US02

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Wheat and Barley Resistant to Fusarium Head Blight

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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Ivan Rayment, Karl Wetterhorn | P170148US02

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