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Transformation in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

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Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering IV

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 23))

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Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris L. (family Chenopodiaceae) is the major sucrose-producing crop grown in temperate zones, and contributes approximately 35% of the world’s supply, with the rest derived from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). The sucrose accumulates in the underground storage organ, or beet, and is extracted and purified after pulping. There are a number of targets for the genetic improvement of sugar beet (see Table 1), including improved harvesting and processing characteristics; the introduction of resistance to diseases, notably rhizomania and other viral diseases such as those caused by the beet yellows; and resistance to herbicides. However, in view of the fact that sugar beet is a biennial and highly heterozygous, being naturally cross-pollinated, conventional breeding is slow and difficult (Atanassov 1986).

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

    K. Lindsey & C. Eady

  2. Dept. Plant Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, W Australia, 6150, Australia

    M. G. K. Jones

  3. Laboratoire de Physiologie et Biologie Moleculaire Végétales, Université de Perpignan, 66025, Perpignan, France

    P. Gallois

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Lindsey, K., Jones, M.G.K., Gallois, P., Eady, C. (1993). Transformation in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering IV. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78037-0_12

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