Examples of Transgenic Plants
There are numerous examples of Transgenic Plants which have been developed to make sustainable agriculture and here the some examples;
- Bt Cotton: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin gene has been genetically incorporated into the genome of cotton Plant to resist the pest infection.
- Golden rice: Beta carotene is the precursor of vitamin A has been genetically incorporated into the golden rice to erradicate the vitamin A deficiency in developing countries.
- Round ready soybeans: Gylophosate is a chemical which is commonly present in herbicides, so to withstand glyphosate round ready soybeans has been genetically modified.
- Flavr Savr tomato: Flavr Savr tomato are genetically modified to suppress the ethylene gene which are responsible for ripening of tomato.
- Bt corn: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin gene has been genetically incorporated into the genome of corn Plant to resist the pest infection.
- Rainbow papaya: Ringspot virus disease is nightmare for papaya crop. Virus gene has been incorporated into the crop to resist infection.
Transgenic Plants
Transgenic Plants are those Plants whose genome is modified using different tools of genetic engineering technology to insert the trait of our interest. These traits do not naturally occur, so we need to modify Plants’ genetic material. An example of the first Transgenic Plant is tobacco, which was developed in 1983.
Transgenic Plants are created for numerous benefits such as to resist biotic and abiotic stress, to increase nutritional value, etc. In this chapter, we will learn about techniques for creating Transgenic Plants, their function, and their importance.
Table of Content
- Definition of Transgenic Plants
- What are Transgenic Plants?
- Different Methods to Create Transgenic Plant
- Examples of Transgenic Plants
- Importance of Transgenic Plants