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US 8,796,508 B2Granted
Microprojectile bombardment transformation of Brassica
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsWenpin Chen, Lomas Tulsieram
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Abstract
The invention relates to the genetic manipulation of plants, particularly plants of the genus Brassica. Methods are provided for producing transgenic Brassica plants involving the introduction of a DNA construct by microprojectile bombardment into pre-incubated microspores, microspore-derived embryos and microspore-derived hypocotyls. The methods find use in the development of improved agricultural varieties of Brassica plants through the incorporation of desirable agronomic traits.
Claims13
A method for producing a stably transformed Brassica plant, comprising:
- (a) isolating a microspore from a donor Brassica plant;
- (b) culturing said isolated microspore for a period of about two to about ten days from the time of isolation to produce an isolated pre-incubated microspore;
- (c) prior to step (d), culturing under conditions of plasmolysis the isolated pre-incubated microspore;
- (d) introducing, under conditions of plasmolysis, a DNA construct by microprojectile bombardment into a pre-incubated microspore to produce a transformed pre-incubated microspore;
- (e) after step (d), culturing under conditions of plasmolysis the transformed pre-incubated microspore;
- (f) culturing the transformed pre-incubated microspore in or on a liquid selection medium to produce an embryo or tissue;
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- (g) regenerating a stably transformed Brassica plant from the embryo or tissue.
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