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Genetic manipulation of plant cells through direct gene transfer has matured after many years of development. While isolated plant cells from crops are often difficult to regenerate, successes in gene transfer over the past five years provide optimism for the future. Some successful applications of transgenic plants include transferring genes for herbicide tolerance, insect tolerance, viral coat proteins for cross protection, and antisense RNA.

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Transgenic Plants 1

Genetic manipulation of plant cells through direct gene transfer has matured after many years of development. While isolated plant cells from crops are often difficult to regenerate, successes in gene transfer over the past five years provide optimism for the future. Some successful applications of transgenic plants include transferring genes for herbicide tolerance, insect tolerance, viral coat proteins for cross protection, and antisense RNA.

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Transgenic Plants

The genetic manipulation of plant protoplasts by direct


gene transfer has clearly
come of age after a long gestation period. The major
limiting factor to the practical
application of gene transfer is that protoplasts isolated
from many crop species are
recalcitrant to regeneration. However, the great successes
achieved in the past five years in
the field of gene transfer remain as boosters for the future.
Some success stories related to
the production of transgenic plants are described below.
The major successes have been achieved in the transfer of:

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Genes for herbicide tolerance.


Insect tolerant genes.
Coat protein genes for cross protection.
Genes responsible for certain antisense RNA

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