Cis-regulatory elements used to control gene expression in plants

R Biłas, K Szafran, K Hnatuszko-Konka… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2016 - Springer
Plant biotechnology is a dynamically developing science, which comprises many fields of
knowledge. Novel plant genetic engineering findings highly influence the improvement of …

Economic, ecological, food safety, and social consequences of the deployment of Bt transgenic plants

AM Shelton, JZ Zhao, RT Roush - Annual review of entomology, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Transgenic plants expressing insecticidal proteins from the bacterium, Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt), are revolutionizing agriculture. Bt, which had limited use as a foliar …

Targeting transgene expression in research, agricultural, and environmental applications: promoters used in plant transformation

C Potenza, L Aleman, C Sengupta-Gopalan - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2004 - Springer
Plant genetic engineering has contributed substantially to the understanding of gene
regulation and plant development, in the generation of transgenic organisms for widespread …

Genetic Resources (Including Wild and Cultivated Solanum Species) and Progress in their Utilisation in Potato Breeding

JE Bradshaw, GJ Bryan, G Ramsay - Potato Research, 2006 - Springer
The genetic resources available for the improvement of the cultivated potato (Solanum
tuberosum) are reviewed along with progress in their utilisation. The conclusions are as …

Genetic transformation of crops for insect resistance: potential and limitations

HC Sharma, KK Sharma, JH Crouch - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Transgenic resistance to insects has been demonstrated in plants expressing insecticidal
genes such as δ-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), protease inhibitors, enzymes …

[图书][B] Potato breeding: theory and practice

JE Bradshaw - 2021 - Springer
The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world's fourth most important food crop after maize,
rice and wheat with 377 million tonnes fresh-weight (FW) of tubers produced in 2016 from …

Expression of the cry9Aa2 Bt gene in tobacco chloroplasts confers resistance to potato tuber moth

SK Chakrabarti, KA Lutz, B Lertwiriyawong, Z Svab… - Transgenic …, 2006 - Springer
We report here the control of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaeaáoperculella) by incorporating
a truncated Bacillusáthuringiensisácry9Aa2 gene in the plastid genome. Plasmids pSKC84 …

A hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis delta‐endotoxin gives resistance against a coleopteran and a lepidopteran pest in transgenic potato

S Naimov, S Dukiandjiev… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis delta‐endotoxins has proven to be a successful strategy
for obtaining insect resistance in transgenic plants. Drawbacks of expression of a single …

Potatoes

JE Bradshaw, M Bonierbale - Root and tuber crops, 2010 - Springer
The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world's third most important food crop after wheat
and rice with 309 million tonnes fresh weight of tubers produced in 2007 from 18.5 million …

Banana breeding: progress and challenges

M Pillay, A Tenkouano - 2011 - books.google.com
With the current world population growth of 1.2%, the earth can expect to house 9-10 billion
people by 2050. Food production, too, must increase to accommodate these numbers. Easy …