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Transformation in Legumes

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Legumes and Oilseed Crops I

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 10))

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Plant breeders aim to improve the performance of cultivated species by developing new varieties for specific conditions. With traditional breeding methods the available gene pool is restricted by the sexual incompatibility of many interspecific and intergeneric crosses. One solution is to manipulate (transform) existing species genetically, introducing foreign genes from diverse sources which would normally be inaccessible. The resulting transgenic plants may be used directly, or more probably, as the starting material in a conventional breeding programme. In this way, the gene pool may be substantially broadened.

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  1. Jealott’s Hill Research Station, ICI Seeds, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 6EY, UK

    G. S. Nisbet

  2. Welsh Plant Breeding Station, AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3EB, UK

    K. J. Webb

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Nisbet, G.S., Webb, K.J. (1990). Transformation in Legumes. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Legumes and Oilseed Crops I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74448-8_2

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