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White lupins (Lupinus albus) and narrow leaf lupins (L. angustifolius) are established as commercial crops, mainly in parts of Europe and Australia. Successful genetic modification (GM) was achieved with L. angustifolius, using gene transfer by Agrobacterium tumefaciens to embryonic axes, followed by shoot organogenesis to produce fertile, stably transformed GM plants. Selectable marker-free, GM narrow leaf lupins were produced by transformation with two distinct T-DNA cassettes. To date, L. albus, like many grain legumes, is recalcitrant to genetic modification. GM traits transferred to L. angustifolius are tolerance to the herbicide, Basta, and improved seed protein amino acid balance for animal nutrition, although commercial GM varieties are yet to be released. Resistance to fungal and viral pathogens, along with manipulation of hormone levels to improve seed set, represent the highest priority targets for current work in lupin biotechnology.
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(2007). Lupins. In: Pua, EC., Davey, M. (eds) Transgenic Crops VI. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71711-9_22
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