The Prospects of Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering for Strawberry Improvement |
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| Authors: | S Mohan Jain Eija Pehu |
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| Institution: | Department of Plant Production , University of Helsinki , SF-00710, Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Strawberry shoot meristem cultures have been used for producing virus-free strawberry plants. Plantlet regneration from leaf mesophyll protoplasts, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated genetic transformation, mark the beginning of strawberry improvement with biotechnologies. The use of biotechnological tools has a greater potential in producing strawberry plants with traits such as early maturation, frost and disease resistance, mite and nematode resistance, high yield, better quality, suitability for mechanical harvesting, shipping ability, ellgaic acid content, aroma compounds and cost-effective micropropagation. Gene identification and mapping with RFLPs or RAPDs would be desirable. Transgenic strawberries should be tested for their quality before releasing to the consumers. |
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| Keywords: | micropropagation anther culture protoplast culture somatic embryogenesis callus and cell suspension Agrobacterium tumefaciens RFLP/RAPD |
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