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Barbara Zilinskas
Professor
Rutgers University
Dept. of Plant Biology & Pathology
Foran Hall. Room 296D
School of Env & Biol Sciences
New Brunswick. NJ 08903
(848) 932-6224
Fax- 9441
zilinskas@aesop.rutgers.edu |
Turfgrass improvement. oxidative stress
in plants
Turfgrass transformation has been achieved by
several laboratories using direct methods of DNA transfer including
protoplast transformation and particle gun bombardment. However. Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation offers several advantages over direct gene transfer. and
our current research effort on turfgrasses has focused on developing
efficient and reliable methods for their transformation using Agrobacterium
tumefaciens. We have succeeded in transforming creeping bentgrass. velvet bentgrass and tall fescue. and presently are trying to extend these
protocols to other turf species. We plan to use Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation to introduce into turfgrasses genes for disease resistance
and improved tolerance to abiotic stress.
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