Articles
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN LONGAN AND LITCHI BREEDING: APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS
Article number
558_19
Pages
143 – 148
Language
English
Abstract
Biotechnology for longan and litchi has been researched for the last 20 years.
At first, cell engineering based on tissue culture was emphasized, including: 1. Saving cultures with young and small embryos; 2. Anther or pollen culture to obtain haploid plants; and 3. Basic research focused on protoplast culture.
Subsequently, with the rapid development of biotechnology, research was re-oriented toward genetic engineering, including mainly molecular marker techniques and new germplasm construction by protoplast fusion and transformation.
This paper summarizes the present status of and prospects for biotechnological research in longan and litchi breeding.
At first, cell engineering based on tissue culture was emphasized, including: 1. Saving cultures with young and small embryos; 2. Anther or pollen culture to obtain haploid plants; and 3. Basic research focused on protoplast culture.
Subsequently, with the rapid development of biotechnology, research was re-oriented toward genetic engineering, including mainly molecular marker techniques and new germplasm construction by protoplast fusion and transformation.
This paper summarizes the present status of and prospects for biotechnological research in longan and litchi breeding.
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Authors
Q.F. Zheng, G.B. Hu, D.C. Chen
Keywords
Cell engineering, Dimocarpus longan Lour., Litchi chinensis Sonn., molecular marker, protoplast fusion and transformation, tissue culture
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