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Pros and cons of somatic embryogenesis for mass multiplication of perennial plantation crops.
Conventionally, horticultural plants have been produced in farmer-managed nurseries by seed propagation or using traditional vegetative propagation ...
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Cloning livestock.
An efficient animal cloning technology, using the procedure of nuclear transfer (NT), would provide many new opportunities for livestock agriculture, ...
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T-DNA mutagenesis in the model plant Medicago truncatula: is it efficient enough for legume molecula
The development of efficient transformation protocols in several legume species has opened the possibility to use T-DNA insertional mutagenesis to inv...
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Biotechnology of Curcuma.
Curcuma is gaining importance globally as a potential source of drugs to combat a variety of ailments. Biotechnological intervention in the genus is a...
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Snowdrop lectin gene in transgenic plants: its potential for Asian agriculture
Plant lectins are considered a complex and heterogeneous group of proteins due to the obvious differences in molecular structure, biochemical properti...
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Advances in coffee biotechnology
In the last 28 years, important advances have been made in in vitro coffee culture techniques, putting the crop in a position to benefit from biotec...
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Consumer opinions on transgenic animals
Public opinion is likely to be a crucial factor in the development and introduction of transgenic animals, but it will very much depend on perceptions...
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Advances in plant cryopreservation technology: current applications in crop plant biotechnology
Cryopreservation is the storage of living cells at ultra-low temperatures, usually in liquid nitrogen. This long-term conservation method is increasin...
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Hairy root cultures for the production of secondary metabolites
Agrobacterium rhizogenes is able to induce hairy root symptoms on a large variety of dicot species. These hairy roots can be excised and cultivated in...
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Novel products from transgenic oil palm
Oil palm is an important economic crop in Malaysia and has been contributing significantly to the country's economy. Shortage of manpower, arable land...
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