Plant transformation technology has become a versatile platform for cultivar improvement as
well as for studying gene function in plants. This success represents the culmination of many …

This review provides an informative and broad overview of orchid biotechnology, addressing
several important aspects such as molecular systematics, modern breeding, in vitro …

High transformation efficiency is a prerequisite for study of gene function and molecular
breeding. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation is a preferred method in …

Germinating seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana were cocultivated with an Agrobacterium
tumefaciens strain (C58Clrif) carrying the pGV3850: pAK1003 Ti plasmid. This Ti plasmid …

Dramatic progress has been made in the development of gene transfer systems for higher
plants. The ability to introduce foreign genes into plant cells and tissues and to regenerate …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is widely cultivated across the world. Due to its symbiotic
nitrogen fixation capability and many agronomically important traits, such as tolerance to low …

Genetically engineered plants of commercial cotton varieties were obtained by
Agrobacterium–mediated transformation. Inoculated tissues selected on kanamycin …

Pat. No. 5,597.718, which is a continuation-in-part of appli cation No. 08/138,814, Oct. 18,
1993, abandoned, which is a continuation of application No. 07/617.239, Nov. 21, 1990 …

BACKGROUND Genetic transformation of plants occurs naturally (Hooykaas and
Schilperoort, 1992). Scientists have been able to carry out controlled plant transformation …

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cotyledon tissues have been efficiently transformed and
plants have been regenerated. Cotyledon pieces from 12-day-old aseptically germinated …