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In situ embryo rescue for generation of wide intra- and interspecific hybrids of Panicum virgatum L.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Nov 2016
Kausch Albert P, Tilelli Michael, Hague Joel, Heffelfinger Christopher, Cunha David, Moreno Maria, Dellaporta Stephen L, Nelson Kimberly
Abstract excerpt
Wide crosses have been used for decades as a method for transferring novel genetic material and traits in plant breeding. Historically, many products of wide crosses require tedious and inefficient surgical embryo rescue prior to embryo abortion to recover single plantlets. We have utilized transgenic switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L. cv Alamo) as a pollen donor in conjunction with antibiotic or herbicide...
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