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In vitro regeneration and genetic manipulation of grasses |
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| Authors: | Peggy Ozias-Akins Indra K. Vasil |
| Affiliation: | Dept, of Horticulture, Coastal Plain Experiment Station. Tifton, GA 31793. USA;;Dept. of Vegetable Crops. 511 Bartram Hall West, Univ, of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. |
| Abstract: | Regeneration of plants from cultured cells is an important and essential component of plant biotechnology. Advances in the recovery of plants from cultured cells and protoplasts of grasses, and in genetic transformation provide challenging opportunities for the genetic manipulation and improvement of this most important group of food plants. |
| Keywords: | Biotechnology genetic transformation grass species. protoplasts somatic embryogenesis tissue culture |