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Transformation of Cultivated Alfalfa Using Disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens 1
Author(s) -
Shahin Elias A.,
Spielmann Albert,
Sukhapinda Kitisri,
Simpson Robert B.,
Yashar Mayer
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1986.0011183x002600060033x
Subject(s) - biology , agrobacterium tumefaciens , kanamycin , transformation (genetics) , selectable marker , medicago sativa , agrobacterium , botany , lotus , rhizobiaceae , genetically modified crops , forage , bacteria , gene , transgene , genetics , symbiosis
This study was conducted to establish a transformation system for cultivated alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.), a highly valued forage legume. Genetic transformation of alfalfa ‘CUF101’ was carried out using Agrobacterium tumefaciens . A dominant selectable marker ( Nos/ Npt ) for kanamyycin resistance was introduced into alfalfa tissues via a disarmed vector (pARC8) residing in the bacterium. The Nos/ Npt gene was stably integrated into the plant genome and expressed in selected, kanamycin‐resistant calli and in regenerated plants. Transgenic alfalfa plants were also obtained using two different vectors derived from pARC8.