Conventional methods of DNA sequence insertion into plants, using Agrobacterium-
mediated transformation or microprojectile bombardment, result in the integration of the DNA …

Plants provide an inexpensive and convenient system for the large-scale production of
valuable recombinant proteins. This principle has been demonstrated by the commercial …

Common wheat has three sets of sub-genomes, making mutations difficult to observe,
especially for traits controlled by recessive genes. Here, we produced hexaploid wheat lines …

The thallus, the gametophyte body of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, develops clonal
progenies called gemmae that are useful in the isolation and propagation of isogenic plants …

Recent advances in plant genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized our
understanding of plant genetics, providing new opportunities for more efficient and …

Liverworts occupy a basal position in the evolution of land plants, and are a key group to
address a wide variety of questions in plant biology. Marchantia polymorpha is a common …

Combinatorial nuclear transformation is a novel method for the rapid production of multiplex-
transgenic plants, which we have used to dissect and modify a complex metabolic pathway …

DNA transfer by particle bombardment makes use of physical processes to achieve the
transformation of crop plants. There is no dependence on bacteria, so the limitations …

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation has not been practical in pteridophytes, bryophytes
and algae to date, although it is commonly used in model plants including Arabidopsis and …

In recent years, the use of plants as bioreactors has emerged as an exciting area of research
and significant advances have created new opportunities. The driving forces behind the …