Anthemideae: advances in tissue culture, genetics and transgenic biotechnology

Marigold Biotechnology: Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation

Members of the Tagetes genus include important floricultural (cut-flower) and ornamental (pot and garden) crops, as well as plants of medicinal and ethno-pharmacological interest. Despite the use of many of these plants in the extraction of important secondary metabolites and essential oils, the greatest biotechnological emphasis has been on their in vitro tissue culture and micropropagation. F...

Advances in Biotechnology and Implications in Clinical

Future Trends in Corn Genetics and Biotechnology

Commercial corn breeding and trait integration have changed modern corn production. In recent years, technology advances for control of insects, weeds, and diseases have improved corn yield levels significantly. Conventional breeding continues to be the foundation of new inbreds (parent lines) for hybrid development. Another method of inbred development is called doubled haploids. This methodol...

Advances in biotechnology and genomics of switchgrass

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a C4 perennial warm season grass indigenous to the North American tallgrass prairie. A number of its natural and agronomic traits, including adaptation to a wide geographical distribution, low nutrient requirements and production costs, high water use efficiency, high biomass potential, ease of harvesting, and potential for carbon storage, make it an attract...

Metagenomics: advances in ecology and biotechnology.

This review highlights the significant advances which have been made in prokaryotic ecology and biotechnology due to the application of metagenomic techniques. It is now possible to link processes to specific microorganisms in the environment, such as the detection of a new phototrophic process in marine bacteria, and to characterise the metabolic cooperation which takes place in mixed species ...