Invited Review: RECENT ADVANCES IN GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF FORAGE AND TURF GRASSES

Forage and turf grasses are critical to sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. Tremendous progress has been made in genetic transformation of forage and turf grasses in the past decade. The rapid advancement of cellular and molecular biology and transgenic technolog...

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Published inIn vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18
Main Authors WANG, ZENG-YU, GE, YAXIN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Tissue Culture Association 01.01.2006
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
breeding
forage
Forage grass
genetic transformation
methodology
molecular biology
molecular breeding
sustainable agriculture
transgenic plants
Turf
turf grass
turf grasses
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Summary:Forage and turf grasses are critical to sustainable agriculture and contribute extensively to the world economy. Tremendous progress has been made in genetic transformation of forage and turf grasses in the past decade. The rapid advancement of cellular and molecular biology and transgenic technology provides novel methods to accelerate and complement conventional breeding efforts. This review summarizes the latest developments in genetic transformation methods and the applications of molecular techniques for the improvement of forage and turf grasses.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1079%2FIVP2005726
ISSN:1054-5476
1475-2689
DOI:10.1079/IVP2005726