A short history of plant biotechnology |
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Authors: | Indra K Vasil |
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Institution: | (1) University of Florida, Box 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690, USA |
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Abstract: | The foundations of modern plant biotechnology can be traced back to the Cell Theory of Schleiden (Arch Anat Physiol Wiss Med
(J Müller) 1838:137–176, 1838) and Schwann (Mikroscopische Untersuchungen über die übereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem
Wachstum des Tiere und Pflanzen. W Engelmann: Leipzig No 176, 1839), which recognized the cell as the primary unit of all
living organisms. The concept of cellular totipotency, which was inherent in the Cell Theory and forms the basis of plant
biotechnology, was further elaborated by Haberlandt (Sitzungsber K Preuss Akad Wiss Wien, Math-Naturwiss 111:69–92, 1902),
who predicted the production of somatic embryos from vegetative cells. This brief historical account traces the development
of technologies for the culture, regeneration and transformation of plants that led to the production of transgenic crops
which have become central to the many applications of plant biotechnology, and celebrates the pioneering men and women whose
trend-setting contributions made it all possible.
Opening Plenary Address delivered at the international conference on “Plants for Human Health in the Post-Genome Era”, held
August 26–29, 2007, in Helsinki, Finland. |
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Keywords: | Cell theory Genetic transformation Plant regeneration Totipotency Transgenic crops |
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