Genetically modified (GM) crops are increasingly gaining acceptance but concurrently
consumers' concerns are also increasing. The introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) …

Genetically modified (GM) crops are the fastest adopted commodities in the agribiotech
industry. This market penetration should provide a sustainable basis for ensuring food …

Cassava is the third most important source of dietary energy for developing regions of the
world. It is a key staple crop and is also increasingly an important source of raw material for …

Roses (Rosa hybrida) are a highly merchandised flower but lack blue varieties.
Overexpression of the flavonoid 3′, 5′-hydroxylase (F3′ 5′ H) gene can increase the …

Future genetic improvement of sugarcane depends, in part, on the ability to produce high‐
yielding transgenic cultivars with improved traits such as herbicide and insect resistance …

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) accounts for 80% of the table sugar produced
worldwide and is also a prime feedstock for biofuel production. However, very few studies …

Genetically modified (GM) plants expressing Bt toxin provide protection against lepidopteran
pests. The only GM crop in Pakistan is Bt cotton, which was illegally imported and adopted …

Accurate and timely detection of transgene copy number in sugarcane is currently hampered
by the requirement to use Southern blotting, needing relatively large amounts of genomic …

Transgenic maize expressing the Cry1Ie gene was shown to efficiently kill susceptible and
Cry1Ac-resistant insects, indicating that Cry1Ie might be a good candidate for the …

Due to its accuracy, sensitivity and reproducibility, real-time PCR has emerged as a key
technique to measure changes in expression of target genes. But to obtain reliable results …