Plant Cell Reports

, Volume 15, Issue 1–2, pp 63–67 | Cite as

Genetic transformation ofPelargonium X hortorum

  • M. -P. Robichon
  • J. -P. Renou
  • R. Jalouzot
Article

Summary

TransgenicPelargonium X hortorum have been producedvia Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. The regeneration protocol used provided a regeneration frequency approximately to 95 percent. Clumps of regenerants, from cotyledons and hypocotyls ofPelargonium X hortorum seedlings, were inoculated with the disarmed strain EHA101 ofAgrobacterium tumefaciens. This strain contains a binary vector carrying neomycin phosphotransferase II, hygromycin B phosphotransferase and ß-glucuronidase genes. Selection on the regeneration medium supplemented with hygromycin allowed production of transgenic plants in up to 20% of the inoculated explants. The insertion of foreign DNA was demonstrated by Southern and polymerase chain reaction analysis: these experiments indicated that the inserted T-DNA is not full length for most of the plants. All RO transgenic plants exhibited a normal phenotype and are fertile.

Keywords

Polymerase Chain Reaction Transgenic Plant Full Length Regeneration Frequency Hygromycin 
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Abbreviations

GUS

ß-glucuronidase coding sequence

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

CaMV

cauliflower mosaic virus

NPTII

neomycin phosphotransferase coding sequence

NOS

nopaline synthase gene promoter and terminator

HPH

hygromycin B phosphotransferase coding sequence

SDS

sodium dodecyl sulphate

EDTA

(ethylenedinitro trilo)tetra-acetic acid disodium salt

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Authors and Affiliations

  • M. -P. Robichon
    • 1
  • J. -P. Renou
    • 1
  • R. Jalouzot
    • 2
  1. 1.INRA, C.R. d'AngersStation d'Amélioration des Espèces Fruitières et OrnementalesBeaucouzéFrance
  2. 2.Laboratoire de GénétiqueUFR Sciences, Université d'AngersAngers CedexFrance

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