Plant transformation has enabled fundamental insights into plant biology and revolutionized
commercial agriculture. Unfortunately, for most crops, transformation and regeneration …

Plant genetic transformation heavily relies on the bacterial pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens as a powerful tool to deliver genes of interest into a host plant. Inside the plant …

Agriculture is an important source of human food. However, current agricultural practices
need modernizing and strengthening to fulfill the increasing food requirements of the …

The maize plant (Zea mays), characterized by an erect green stalk, is one of the 3 great
grain crops of the world. Its kernels, like other seeds, are storage organs that contain …

Vaccines are biological preparations that improve immunity to particular diseases and form
an important innovation of 19th century research. It contains a protein that resembles a …

Vitamin deficiency affects up to 50% of the world's population, disproportionately impacting
on developing countries where populations endure monotonous, cereal-rich diets …

Plant cell culture systems were initially explored for use in commercial synthesis of several
high‐value secondary metabolites, allowing for sustainable production that was not limited …

Genetic transformation is an important strategy for enhancing plant biomass or resistance in
response to adverse environments and population growth by imparting desirable genetic …

Genetic engineering to improve the capabilities of plants is essential given climate change
and population growth pressures. Current manipulation methods are laborious and species …

The improvement of woody fruit species by traditional plant breeding techniques has several
limitations mainly caused by their high degree of heterozygosity, the length of their juvenile …