Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arachis hypogaea L. utilizing the shoot apex method /

abnormal chromosome counts in greater than 40 % of cells.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heatley, Melissa Elaine, 1968-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:abnormal chromosome counts in greater than 40 % of cells.
accomplished by use of an enzyme hydrolysis technique which
All 250 putative transformants exposed to EHA105 were tested
amenable to counting. The chromosome numbers for 5 in vivo
analyzed by Southern hybridization. The blot showed a faint
and analyzed for transient expression of the foreign gene.
any areas hybridized by the probe. Somatic chromosome
band in both undigested and digested putative transformant
by ELISA for presence of the N coat protein, and one-half
containing 0.5 mg/L PPT in addition to clavamox. Explants
determined. One of the micropropagation derived progeny had
EHA101 survived selection on PPT and rooted. These plants
explant was transferred to rooting medium containing MS and I
genome harbored different foreign gene construct. EHA105 had
glucuronidase. Neither test identified putative
growth of the explant. Two Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains
in some instances, induced by opines. Explants exposed to
initiation medium containing MS salts and 0. I mg/L BAP for 5
mg/L NAA. Media having 250 mg/L antibiotic did not inhibit
or more weeks. After the shoot elongated to 2 mm, the
preparations of root tips of Arachis hypogaea L. (2n=40) were
produced slides with hundreds of cells that had chromosomes
progeny and 5 in vitro micropropagated progeny seedlings were
provided resistance to the herbicide bialaphos. Shoot apices
red and PAT spectrophotometric assays. One plant was
Regeneration of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants from the
samples. Neither undigested nor digested control plant had
selectable marker genes. Bar gene harbored by EHA101
shoot apex of in vitro germinated seedlings was accomplished
that survived the co-cultivation were rooted, grown in soil
the bar gene were placed on shoot initiation medium
the N coat protein gene of tomato spotted wilt virus and two
transformants. Six explants that were co-cultivated with
used for insertion of foreign genes into the peanut plant
were exposed to bacterial culture of one of the constructs,
were tested by GUS histochemical assay for insertion of 0-
were tested for presence of the bar gene by the chlorophenol
with initiation and rooting media. Explants were left on
Item Description:"Major subject: Plant Physiology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xvi, 105 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.