Biotechnology and Plant Disease Control-Role of RNA Interference

Biotechnology and Plant Disease Control-Role of RNA Interference

Development of crop varieties which are resistant against many economically important diseases is a major challenge for plant biotechnologists worldwide. Although much progress in this area has been achieved through classical genetic approaches, this goal can be achieved in a more selective and robust manner with the success of genetic engineering techniques. In this regard, RNA interference (R...

The closterovirus-derived gene expression and RNA interference vectors as tools for research and plant biotechnology

Important progress in understanding replication, interactions with host plants, and evolution of closteroviruses enabled engineering of several vectors for gene expression and virus-induced gene silencing. Due to the broad host range of closteroviruses, these vectors expanded vector applicability to include important woody plants such as citrus and grapevine. Furthermore, large closterovirus ge...

Plant RNA interference in vitro.

The Role of Plant Genomics in Biotechnology

1. Understanding the plant genome. 1.1 Extra Nuclear Genomes 1.2 Structure, Size and Organization 1.3 Synteny and Collinearity of Plant Genomes 2. The science of ‘Genomics’ 2.1 Genome Sequences – the Raw Material 2.2 Structural and Functional Genomics 3. Arabidopsis Genome sequence – The signpost of plant genomics 3.1 Arabidopsis will not feed the world 3.2 The International Rice Genome Sequenc...

RNA Interference for Mosquito and Mosquito-Borne Disease Control

RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool to silence endogenous mosquito and mosquito-borne pathogen genes in vivo. As the number of studies utilizing RNAi in basic research grows, so too does the arsenal of physiological targets that can be developed into products that interrupt mosquito life cycles and behaviors and, thereby, relieve the burden of mosquitoes on human health and well-being. A...