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ISSN 2410-7751 (Print)
ISSN 2410-776X (Online)

 4 2013

"Biotechnologia Acta" v. 6, no. 4, 2013
https://doi.org/10.15407/biotech6.04.118
Р. 118-131, Bibliography 132, English
Universal Decimal classification: 575327/275.854

PLANT TISSUE CULTURE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: RECENT ADVANCES IN TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

V. A. Sidorov

Monsanto Co.,700 Chesterfield Parkway W., St. Louis, MO 63017, USA

Plant genetic transformation has become an important biotechnology tool for the improvement of many crops. A solid foundation for the fast development and implementation of biotechnology in agriculture was provided by achievements in plant tissue culture. On the 30th anniversary of plant transformation, I report the advancements, recent challenges and shifts in methodology of transformation. The main focus of this paper will be on conventional and novel approaches for genetic improvements of soybean, cotton and corn. I will also highlight results on the transformation of these crops that have considerably been improved by modern biotechnology.

Key words: plant tissue culture, transformation, genetic improvement of crops.

© Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2013