Factors Affecting Genetic Transformation Efficiency in Sugarcane

• Published in: Sugarcane Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects pp. 61 - 73
• Main Authors: Anunanthini, Pushpanathan, Kumar, Sarma Rajeev, Sathishkumar, Ramalingam
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017; Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Cocultivation; Explants; Genetic engineering; Genotype; Plant reproduction & propagation; Sugarcane; Transformation efficiency

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is an important cash crop cultivated across the world. Conventional breeding methods are used to cross different Saccharum spp. to develop sugarcane hybrids with high sucrose content and for other novel traits including increased tolerance to various biotic and abio...