| Abstract: | Plant genetic engineering has long since left its experimental stage: transgenic plants with resistance to viruses, bacteria, fungi, various pests and abiotic stresses have already been released in their hundreds. Transgenic plants can produce better fruits and food of higher quality than wild-types, and can be used as bioreactors for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important compounds. This review portrays some of the achievements in this field of plant molecular biology.The authors are with Plant Molecular Biology, Biozentrum, Frankfurt University, Marie-Curie-Strasse 9, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany |
