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Abstracts Home Research in Biotechnology

Genetic transformation of cowpea and stable transmission of the transgenes to sexual progeny

J.C. Popelka, S. Gollasch, T.J.V. Higgins

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia

Gene transfer to plants by diverse species of bacteria: an open-source platform for plant biotechnology

W. Broothaerts, H.J. Mitchell, B.J. Weir, R.A. Jefferson (presented by T.J. Higgins on behalf of R. Jefferson)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia

Establishment of a plant transformation facility at Kenyatta University to bring the benefits of genomics to farmers’ fields

J. Machuka

Kenyatta University, Dept of Biochemistry and Biotechnology -Nairobi, Kenya

Recent advances towards insect-resistant maize through conventional and Bt technology in Kenya

S. Mugo, B. Odhiambo, H. de Groote, D. Bergvinson

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center -Nairobi, Kenya

Identification of Bt genes for control of parasitic nematodes in banana

X-Q. Li, J-Z. Wei, A. Tan, R.V. Aroian

Biology University of California San Diego, USA

A combinatorial chemistry approach for broad-based geminivirus disease resistance

L. Lopez-Ochoa, L. Hanley-Bowdoin

Biochemistry Department Campus , USA

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