transgenic tomato plants of south indian cultivar arka vikas were developed using agrobacterium strain eha 105, harbouring bt cry2a gene with a construct containing 35s camv promoter, ocs terminator and nptii selectable marker, through agrobacterium-mediated transformation. this study was conducted to improve the regeneration and transformation protocol for south indian cultivar arka vikas. hyp...

Catharanthus roseus is an important medicinal plant known for its pharmacological qualities such as antimicrobial, anticancerous, antifeedant, antisterility, antidiabetic activities. More than 130 bioactive compounds like vinblastine, vindoline and vincristine have been synthesized in this plant. Extensive studies have been carried out for optimization regeneration and transformation protocols....

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UNLABELLED Transformation of genetic material between bacteria was first observed in the 1920s using Streptococcus pneumoniae as a model organism. Since then, the mechanism of competence induction and transformation has been well characterized, mainly using planktonic bacteria or septic infection models. However, epidemiological evidence suggests that genetic exchange occurs primarily during pn...

Energy efficiency is very specific to end-use applications or particular systems. However, on an aggregate economy wide basis, energy efficiency does not provide a useful measure for comparison due to variations in the structure of energy supply and the end-use energy applications. Reduction in energy intensity is a part of the sustainable development program since it is closely linked to the m...