Background Cultivated bananas and plantains are giant herbaceous plants within the genus
Musa. They are both sterile and parthenocarpic so the fruit develops without seed. The …

Plant transformation technology has become a versatile platform for cultivar improvement as
well as for studying gene function in plants. This success represents the culmination of many …

The Crop Production Science in Horticulture series examines economically important
horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and …

Plant transformation remains the most sought-after technology for functional genomics and
crop genetic improvement, especially for introducing specific new traits and to modify or …

An Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation system was developed for the generation
of transgenic banana (Musa spp. van Grand Nain). This system allowed for the recovery of …

Improved food security, led by increased productivity among Africa's many small-scale
farmers, has been the aim of significant national and international effort in recent decades. It …

Microparticle bombardment technology has evolved as a method for delivering exogenous
nucleic acids into plant cells and is a commonly employed technique in plant science …

Production of transgenic plants is a routine process for many crop species. Transgenes are
introduced into plants to confer novel traits such as improved nutritional qualities, tolerance …

Embryogenic cells of bananan cv. Rasthali (AAB) have been transformed with the's' gene of
hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using Agrobacterium mediated transformation. Four …

An effective method has been developed for the stable transformation and regeneration of
Cavendish banana (Musa spp. AAA group) cv'Grand Nain'by microprojectile bombardment …