Callose deposition is decreased from A to C but increased from D to E. (A–C) Wild-type ovules at 1 day after pollination (DAP) (A), 2 DAP (B), and 3 DAP (C). (D–F) Genetically modified ovules at 1 DAP ...
Plant tissue culture involves cultivating plant cells, tissues, and organs in a nutrient-rich medium using controlled, aseptic techniques. 1 Since its inception in the early 20th century, plant tissue ...
When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...
Sylvia Mitchell (left) is Head of the Medicinal Plant Biotechnology Research Group in the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI; Mona, Jamaica). She founded this research ...