Plant genetic transformation heavily relies on the bacterial pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens as a powerful tool to deliver genes of interest into a host plant. Inside the plant …

Plant transformation remains a major bottleneck to the improvement of plant science, both
on fundamental and practical levels. The recalcitrant nature of most commercial and minor …

Medicago truncatula, a diploid autogamous legume, is currently being developed as a
model plant for the study of root endosymbiotic associations, including nodulation and …

Agrobacterium‐mediated transient assays for gene function are increasingly being used as
alternatives to genetic complementation and stable transformation. However, such assays …

Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …

The uptake and distribution of Pi in plants requires multiple Pi transport systems that must
function in concert to maintain homeostasis throughout growth and development. The Pi …

The currently favoured method for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) transformation is
inapplicable to many elite cultivars because it requires callus culture and regeneration …

Legumes are a large, diverse family ranging from herbaceous annuals to woody perennials
that, because of their capacity to fix nitrogen, are essential components in natural and …

The majority of vascular flowering plants are able to form symbiotic associations with
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. These symbioses, termed arbuscular mycorrhizas, are …

Arabidopsis floral dip transformation is notable for a number of reasons. First, it is strikingly
simple to perform. Agrobacterium is applied to flowering Arabidopsis plants that …