Recent Progress of Transgenic Technology Development for Alfalfa - American Journal of Plant Sciences

AJPS > Vol.9 No.3, February 2018

American Journal of Plant Sciences

Volume 9, Issue 3 (February 2018)

ISSN Print: 2158-2742 ISSN Online: 2158-2750

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Recent Progress of Transgenic Technology Development for Alfalfa ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2018.93035 1,085 Downloads 2,950 Views Citations

Author(s)

Wenting Liu¹, Banyar Aung², Abdelali Hannoufa², Tim Xing³, Lining Tian^2*

Affiliation(s)

¹College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
²London Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Canada.
³Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important leguminous crop worldwide and it has important roles in different aspects of the agriculture system, including livestock feed, crop soil conservation, and improvement of soil nitrogen supply. As a perennial crop, alfalfa breeding for trait improvement takes longer periods of time compared to many other crops, therefore, genetic engineering is a faster route for alfalfa trait modification and improvement. Alfalfa was a first crop in which somatic embryogenesis was developed. Alfalfa was also a pioneering crop in which transgenic technology was developed and applied for trait improvement. Transgenic technology in alfalfa has since advanced steadily in various areas. In this review, we update the recent research progress in alfalfa genetic engineering, focusing on genetic transformation and use of transgenic technology for trait improvement and new trait development.

KEYWORDS

Medicago sativa, Transformation, Tissue Culture

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Liu, W. , Aung, B. , Hannoufa, A. , Xing, T. and Tian, L. (2018) Recent Progress of Transgenic Technology Development for Alfalfa. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 9, 467-482. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2018.93035.

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