Title |
Plant biotechnology for food security and bioeconomy
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Published in |
Plant Molecular Biology, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1007/s11103-013-0097-1 |
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Authors |
Jihong Liu Clarke, Peng Zhang |
Abstract |
This year is a special year for plant biotechnology. It was 30 years ago, on January 18 1983, one of the most important dates in the history of plant biotechnology, that three independent groups described Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation at the Miami Winter Symposium, leading to the production of normal, fertile transgenic plants (Bevan et al. in Nature 304:184-187, 1983; Fraley et al. in Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 80:4803-4807, 1983; Herrera-Estrella et al. in EMBO J 2:987-995, 1983; Vasil in Plant Cell Rep 27:1432-1440, 2008). Since then, plant biotechnology has rapidly advanced into a useful and valuable tool and has made a significant impact on crop production, development of a biotech industry and the bio-based economy worldwide. |
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Canada | 2 | 50% |
United States | 1 | 25% |
Argentina | 1 | 25% |
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Scientists | 2 | 50% |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Kazakhstan | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 14 | 14% |
Researcher | 13 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 7% |
Other | 17 | 17% |
Unknown | 26 | 25% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 12% |
Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 3% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
Other | 16 | 16% |
Unknown | 29 | 28% |