Genetic engineering technique offers myriads of applications in improvement of horticultural
crops for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and produce quality enhancement. During last …

Cut flower markets are develo** in many countries as the international demand for cut
flowers is rapidly growing. Develo** new varieties with modified characteristics is an …

The market of ornamental plants is extremely competitive, and for many species genetic
engineering can be used to introduce original traits of high commercial interest. However …

Modern powerful techniques in plant biotechnology have been developed in lilies (Lilium
spp., Liliaceae) to propagate, improve and make new phenotypes. Reliable in vitro culture …

Virus diseases are among the key limiting factors that cause significant yield loss and
continuously threaten crop production. Resistant cultivars coupled with pesticide application …

This article provides an overview of the origin, genetic diversity and methods and trends in
breeding of selected ornamental geophytes (Lilium, Tulipa, Narcissus and Hippeastrum) …

Transgenic resistance to plant viruses is an important technology for control of plant virus
infection, which has been demonstrated for many model systems, as well as for the most …

An efficient and reliable transformation system for a very important medicinal plant Papaver
bracteatum was developed through optimization of several factors that affect the rate of …

An efficient hairy root induction system for an important endangered medicinal plant,
Dracocephalum kotschyi, was developed through Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated …

Vegetable production is a key determinant of contribution from the agricultural sector toward
national Gross Domestic Product in a country like India, the second largest producer of fresh …