Phosphorus (P) is one of the essential nutrients for plants, and is indispensable for plant
growth and development. P deficiency severely limits crop yield, and regular fertilizer …

The availability of orthophosphate (Pi) is a key determinant of crop productivity because its
accessibility to plants is poor due to its conversion to unavailable forms. Weed's competition …

Sorghum is the fifth most widely planted cereal crop in the world and is commonly cultivated
in arid and semi‐arid regions such as Africa. Despite its importance as a food source …

Edible microalgae have potential as low-cost cell factories for the production and oral
delivery of recombinant proteins such as vaccines, anti-bacterials and gut-active enzymes …

Genes conferring resistance to antibiotics have been widely used as markers for the
selection of transformed cells in the development of genetically modified (GM) plants. Their …

Inorganic phosphate is the major bioavailable form of the essential nutrient phosphorus.
However, the concentration of phosphate in most natural habitats is low enough to limit …

Wheat is one of the most important staple food crops of the world, and continuous genetic
improvement is vital to meet the demands of the rapidly growing world population …

Weeds, which have been the bane of agriculture since the beginning of civilization, are
managed manually, mechanically, and, more recently, by chemicals. However, chemical …

Background The use of cyanobacteria and microalgae as cell factories to produce biofuels
and added-value bioproducts has received great attention during the last two decades …

Key message Bacterial phosphite oxidoreductase gene and chemical phosphite can be
used as a selection system for Agrobacterium-mediated maize transformation. Abstract …