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Transgenic in pulse crops: present scenario and future strategies

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Title Transgenic in pulse crops: present scenario and future strategies
 
Creator Singh, N P
Sharma, K K
Datta, S
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
 
Description Transgenic techniques have made it possible to transfer any desirable gene from any organism
to a plant species. Use of molecular biology techniques in combination with novel gene
transfer technology has broadened the gene pool and crossed sexual crossability boundaries.
Efforts are underway to produce transgenics having resistance genes to a variety of insectpests
and diseases using Agrobacrerium-mediated gene transfer or by direct DNA transfer
methods. Transgenics possessing resistance to insect-pests have been demonstrated in plants
expressing insecticidal genes such as S endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), protease
inhibitors, enzymes, secondary plant metabolites and plant leetins. Bt genes have been deployed
in several crops on global basis while other alternative have received considerably less
priority. While cereals, vegetables and commercial crops have received greater importance in
developing transgenics, pulse crops like chickpea, pigeonpea, lentil, pea, cowpea, etc., have
received considerably less attention. Keeping in view the regional importance of these crops,
there is urgent need for development and deployment of transgenics for management of
Helicoverpa armigera. In this review current status of transgenics in pulses, particularly
dealing with biotic has been discussed.
 
Date 2004
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4283/1/TransgenicInPulseCropsPresentScenario_2004.pdf
Singh, N P and Sharma, K K and Datta, S (2004) Transgenic in pulse crops: present scenario and future strategies. In: Pulses in new perspective: proceedings of the National Symposium on Crop Diversification and Natural Resource Management, 20-22 December 2003, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur, India.