ENGINEERING FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF SUGARCANE

Micropropagation, genetic engineering, and molecular biology of Populus

Poplar improvement efforts are directed at improving tree traits such as rapid early growth, yield, and fiber quality. The goal of improvement programs is to increase resistance to diseases that have the potential to reduce yields or kill trees. Selection, breeding, and testing for poplar disease resistance are hampered by the long generation time of trees, the difficulty in identifying and cap...

Micropropagation, genetic engineering, and molecular biology of Populus

Protoplasts are cells without cell walls. In plants protoplasts are usually liberated by tissue digestion with cellulases and pectinases purified from wood-rotting fungi. To keep the plasma membrane from bursting during protoplast isolation, an isotonic or slightly hypertonic medium is used. Because of the lack of external constraints on the membrane, protoplasts are spherical (figure 1B). One ...

Micropropagation, genetic engineering, and molecular biology of Populus

Agricultural science has established a framework for biological impact assessment through past work. Various risk assessments for diverse areas of agriculture, resulted in an accumulation of considerable information. Baseline information for biological impact assessment dates from the last century (Fulkerson 1987). One type of biological impact assessment is the environmental impact assessment ...

Improving sugarcane for biofuel: engineering for an even better feedstock

Sugarcane is a proven biofuel feedstock and accounts for about 40% of the biofuel production worldwide. It has a more favorable energy input/output ratio than that of corn, the other major biofuel feedstock. The rich resource of genetic diversity and the plasticity of autopolyploid genomes offer a wealth of opportunities for the application of genomics and technologies to address fundamental qu...

Micropropagation of Anthurium spp