RAPID-CYCLING BRASSICAS AS A TOOL FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

Rapid-cycling populations of the major Brassica species have been developed via a selective breeding program for teaching and research purposes and the accessibility and potential of these plants has been recently reviewed (Williams, 1990).

Within the field of biotechnology plant tissue culture is well established as a key technique with commercial, industrial, educational and research applications.
For teaching purposes rapid-cycling Brassicas are particularly suitable for studies of plant tissue culture.
Their advantages of short life-cycle and responsiveness to in vitro techniques also make them suitable for more applied studies such as simple genetic transformation experiments.

I International Symposium on Education and Training in Horticulture

S. Millam, J. Lyon, J. Hall, D. Davidson

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.350.43