Agrobacterium-Mediated Fungal Resistance Gene Transfer Studies Pertaining to Antibiotic Sensitivity on Cultured Tissues of Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L. cv. Solan kriti)

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is a widely used leafy vegetable belonging to the family Asteraceae (2n = 18). It is nutritionally rich with medicinal property and well known for its high vitamin A content, and minerals like calcium and iron. This is the only crop which is rich in Lactupicrin and act as an anticancerous as well as, suitable candidate for the production and delivery of therapeutic proteins (Resh, 2001; Ryder, 2002; Mohebodini et al., 2011). However, this crop is severely affected by a number of biotic and abiotic stresses which causes enormous crop yield losses during commercial cultivation of lettuce. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated genetic transformation is most common and feasible method to transfer gene of interest into different crop plants and is a widely used method for developing resistance against various diseases (Srivastava, 2003). When International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 7 (2017) pp. 1687-1698 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com