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Plant genetics enters the nano age?
Author(s) -
Joldersma Dirk,
Liu Zhongchi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/jipb.12646
Subject(s) - transformation (genetics) , agrobacterium , biology , crop , microbiology and biotechnology , plant species , plant system , computational biology , botany , genetics , agronomy , gene
Plant transformation has for many years relied on agrobacterium infection or biolistic particle delivery. However, these two methods are limited to model plant systems or a small number of crop species. This commentary highlights recent developments in the nanoparticle‐mediated transformation that have the potential to revolutionize how plants are transformed.