The below mentioned article provides a study note on transgenic plants. The application of recombinant technique for horizontal transfer of gene in plant sysÂtem has several limitations. Plant genome is exceedingly complex, involving a huge amount of DNA, which can accommodate sequences equivalent to 6-7 million genes in an average crop plant. Several genes are located outside the nucleus, namely [...]
The following points highlight the twelve main approaches to improve traits in transgenic plants. The approaches are: 1. Resistance against the Biotic Stresses Like Insects, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens 2. Resistance against the Abiotic Stresses Like Cold, Drought, Heat, Acidity, Metal (Al, Hg), Toxicity, etc 3. Herbicide Resistance 4. Improvement in Vitamin Content 5. Improvement in Nutritional Quality and Others. [...]
The following points highlight the eight main advantages of transgenic plant. The advantages are: 1. Improvement in Yield 2. Improvement in Insect and Disease Resistance 3. Improvement in Quality 4. Herbicide Resistance 5. Resistance to Abiotic Stresses 6. Industrial Products 7. Rapid and Accurate Technique 8. No Barrier for Gene Transfer. Advantages of Transgenic Plant: Improvement in Yield Improvement in [...]