Improvement of sugarcane for borer resistance using Agrobacterium mediated transformation of cry1Ac gene

• Published in: GM crops & food Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56
• Main Authors: Dessoky, Eldessoky S, Ismail, Roba M, Elarabi, Nagwa I, Abdelhadi, Abdelhadi A, Abdallah, Naglaa A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Agrobacterium; Animals; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Endotoxins; Hemolysin Proteins - genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified; Saccharum - genetics; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; borer-resistance; insect-resistance; cry1Ac; Sugarcane

The sugarcane ( X ) is one of the most important crops used to produce sugar and raw material for biofuel in the world. One of the main causes for sucrose content and yield losses is the attack by insect. In this investigation, gene was introduced into sugarcane variety GT54-9(C9) using the transfor...