Muhammad Aslam Bhatti

US Patent:

8207092, Jun 26, 2012

Filed:

Apr 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/099101

Inventors:

Muhammad Bhatti - Ballwin MO, US
Ronald J. Brinker - Ellisville MO, US
Paul C. C. Feng - Wildwood MO, US
Jennifer L. Jacobs - St. Charles MO, US
John Pitkin - Wildwood MO, US

Assignee:

Monsanto Technology LLC - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A01N 57/20
A01N 43/50
A01N 37/10
A01N 43/68
C12N 15/01

US Classification:

504206, 504234, 504275, 504324, 435441

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving plant health. In particular, application of dicamba or another substrate of DMO, or metabolites thereof including DCSA, to a plant confers tolerance to, or defense against, abiotic or biotic stresses such as oxidative stress including herbicide application, and plant disease, and enhances crop yield. Such application may be in combination with the application of another herbicide such as glyphosate.

US Patent:

20110088118, Apr 14, 2011

Filed:

Oct 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/901756

Inventors:

Muhammad Bhatti - Ballwin MO, US
Roy G. Cantrell - St. Peters MO, US
Bill L. Hendrix - West Sacramento CA, US
Patsy L. Kohlfeld - St. Charles MO, US
Kunsheng Wu - Ballwin MO, US
Jinhua Xiao - Ballwin MO, US

International Classification:

A01H 1/04
C07H 21/04
C12Q 1/68
A01H 5/00

US Classification:

800265, 536 231, 435 6, 800314, 800302, 800300, 800301

Abstract:

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes methods for assaying a location to determine the amount of pest infestation, or assaying a plant for its ability to resist infection, and using this information to make agronomic treatment and/or breeding decisions. The invention also provides methods for breeding cotton plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to reniform nematode infection. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring reniform resistance as a source of reniform resistant alleles for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel elite germplasm comprising one or more reniform resistance loci.

US Patent:

20110173713, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Aug 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/059135

Inventors:

Muhammad Bhatti - Ballwin MO, US
Roy G. Cantrell - St. Peters MO, US
Jinhua Xiao - Ballwin MO, US

International Classification:

A01H 5/00
A01H 1/02
A01H 1/04
C07H 21/04
C12Q 1/68

US Classification:

800265, 800314, 800301, 800302, 800300, 536 243, 435 611

Abstract:

The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention provides a method for breeding cotton plants containing one or more quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to Root Knot Nematode(RKN), a disease associated with . The invention further provides germplasm and the use of germplasm containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring disease resistance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel elite germplasm comprising one or more RKN resistance QTL.