Genetic engineering to improve the capabilities of plants is essential given climate change
and population growth pressures. Current manipulation methods are laborious and species …

Legumes are an excellent source of proteins and health‐promoting phytochemicals.
Recognizing their importance in human nutrition and sustainable agricultural production …

Abstract “Hairy root” systems, obtained by transforming plant tissues with the “natural genetic
engineer” Agrobacterium rhizogenes, have been known for more than three decades. To …

Being sessile, plants continuously deal with their dynamic and complex surroundings,
identifying important cues and reacting with appropriate responses. Consequently, the …

The present invention relates to plant cell transformation and regeneration into a
differentiated transformed plant. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for …

The global flower industry thrives on novelty. Genetic engineering is providing a valuable
means of expanding the floriculture gene pool so promoting the generation of new …

Production of transgenic plants is a routine process for many crop species. Transgenes are
introduced into plants to confer novel traits such as improved nutritional qualities, tolerance …

A critical step in the development of Agrobacterium tumifaciens‐mediated transformation is
the establishment of optimal conditions for T‐DNA delivery into tissue from which whole …

Sonication-assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (SAAT) tremendously improves
the efficiency of Agrobacterium infection by introducing large numbers of microwounds into …

Methods for transfer of exogenous DNA into cells are essential for genetics and molecular
biology, and the lack of effective methods hampers research on many different species of …