Composition and Method for Modulating Plant Transformation

Abstract

A plant culture medium composition for modulating plant transformation events, comprising a plant culture medium and an effective amount of at least one compound having a rare earth element component intermixed thereinto. The at least one rare earth element-containing compound is selected from the group comprising: CeCl3, LaCl3, and combinations thereof. Another embodiment relates to a method for modulating the frequency of plant transformation events. The method comprises the steps of providing the plant culture medium composition and contacting at least one plant with the plant culture medium composition. At least one cell from the at least one plant is transformed with a nucleic acid of interest. The presence of at least one transformation event is detected and quantified. The frequency of quantified transformation events is compared with a suitable control. Changes in quantified transformations events compared to the control are indicative of changes in the frequency of plant transformation events.

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