Ornamental chrysanthemums: improvement by biotechnology

The in vitro tissue culture and micropropagation of chrysanthemums, important floricultural (cut-flower) and ornamental (pot and garden) plants, have been well studied. An increase in genetic transformation studies aimed at improving aesthetic and growth characteristics of the plants has been hamper...

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Published in:Plant cell, tissue and organ culture tissue and organ culture, 2004-10, Vol.79 (1), p.1-18
Main Author: Teixeira da Silva, J.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrobacterium
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Chrysanthemum
container-grown plants
culture media
cut flowers
Eukaryotic cell cultures
explants
floriculture
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gene transfer
genetic improvement
genetic transformation
in vitro culture
in vitro regeneration
literature reviews
methodology
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
micropropagation
Miscellaneous
morphogenesis
ornamental plants
plant breeding
Plant cells and fungal cells
transgenic plants
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Summary:The in vitro tissue culture and micropropagation of chrysanthemums, important floricultural (cut-flower) and ornamental (pot and garden) plants, have been well studied. An increase in genetic transformation studies aimed at improving aesthetic and growth characteristics of the plants has been hampered by low transformation efficiencies and genotype dependence of protocols. As a result chrysanthemum regeneration studies have once again emerged as an essential complement of transformation studies. This review highlights the impact that biotechnology has had on the improvement of chrysanthemum in vitro cell, tissue and organ culture, micropropagation and transformation.
ISSN:0167-6857
1573-5044
DOI:10.1023/b:ticu.0000049444.67329.b9