Articles
GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF ORNAMENTAL AND VEGETABLE CROPS
Article number
974_15
Pages
131 – 137
Language
English
Abstract
Genetic transformation technology is now applicable to a wide range of plants as the means to achieve breeding objectives, which are difficult to achieve by conventional methods.
In ornamental plants, creation of cultivars with some novel traits is always in high demand in the commercial market.
In vegetable crops, improvement of the quality and introduction of disease and pest resistances are major concerns of growers and consumers.
Under these circumstances, we have concentrated our efforts to develop genetic transformation methods for several ornamentals such as lily and Phalaenopsis, and vegetable crops such as spinach and asparagus.
By utilizing established transformation systems, we generated several transgenic plants, which harbor useful genes for disease and pest resistances, flower color, plant height, etc.
Moreover, marker-free transgenic plants have also been produced in several ornamental (Petunia hybrida, Nierembergia caerulea and Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) and vegetable crops (potato and tomato) by applying MAT vector transformation systems.
This review describes the summarized results of these studies.
In ornamental plants, creation of cultivars with some novel traits is always in high demand in the commercial market.
In vegetable crops, improvement of the quality and introduction of disease and pest resistances are major concerns of growers and consumers.
Under these circumstances, we have concentrated our efforts to develop genetic transformation methods for several ornamentals such as lily and Phalaenopsis, and vegetable crops such as spinach and asparagus.
By utilizing established transformation systems, we generated several transgenic plants, which harbor useful genes for disease and pest resistances, flower color, plant height, etc.
Moreover, marker-free transgenic plants have also been produced in several ornamental (Petunia hybrida, Nierembergia caerulea and Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) and vegetable crops (potato and tomato) by applying MAT vector transformation systems.
This review describes the summarized results of these studies.
Authors
M. Mii, R.S. Khan, D.P. Chin
Keywords
Agrobacterium tumefaciens, electroporation, marker-free, ornamental plants, vegetables, gene transfer
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