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Transgenic Fruit and
Nut Tree Crops Review
Ana M. Ibáñez, Cecilia B. Agüero,
Mathew A. Escobar, and Abhaya M. Dandekar
CONTENTS
Introduction................................................................................................................ 2
Genetic.Transformation.of.Fruit.and.Nut.Tree.Crops................................................ 3
Importance.of.Genetic.Engineering....................................................................... 3
Current.Status.of.Genetic.Transformation.of.Perennial.Crops.............................. 3
Genetic.Transformation.via.Organogenesis...................................................... 4
Genetic.Transformation.via.Somatic.Embryogenesis....................................... 4
Methods.of.Transformation................................................................................... 5
Agrobacterium
-Mediated.Transformation........................................................ 5
Biolistic.Bombardment..................................................................................... 6
Transient.Expression.............................................................................................. 6
Rootstock.Transformation..................................................................................... 6
Input.Traits.................................................................................................................. 6
Pathogen.Resistance.............................................................................................. 7
Viral.Resistance................................................................................................ 7
Bacterial.Resistance.......................................................................................... 9
Fungal.Resistance........................................................................................... 12
Insect.Resistance.................................................................................................. 13
Cydia pomonella
............................................................................................. 13
Epiphyas postvittana
.(Light.Brown.Apple.Moth)........................................... 14
Output.Traits............................................................................................................. 14
Delayed.Fruit.Ripening........................................................................................ 16
Improving.Fruit.Quality.and.Nutritive.Value....................................................... 16
Removal.of.Undesirable.Phytochemicals............................................................ 18
Antigen.Production.............................................................................................. 18
Conclusions.............................................................................................................. 19
References................................................................................................................ 19
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