Recent advances in genetic engineering for improvement of fruit crops

The accumulation of endogenous proline induces changes in gene expression of several antioxidant enzymes in leaves of transgenic Swingle citrumelo

(2013) Kenia de Carvalho et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Genetic engineering of Plum pox virus resistance: ‘HoneySweet’ plum—from concept to product

(2013) Ralph Scorza et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Genetic engineering of crop plants for fungal resistance: role of antifungal genes

(2012) S. Antony Ceasar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit

(2012) Ross G Atkinson et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Heat-shock-mediated elimination of the nptII marker gene in transgenic apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.)

(2012) Katja Herzog et al.   GENE

Recent advances in development of marker-free transgenic plants: Regulation and biosafety concern

(2012) Narendra Tuteja et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

Transgenic banana plants expressing small interfering RNAs targeted against viral replication initiation gene display high-level resistance to banana bunchy top virus infection

(2012) U. K. S. Shekhawat et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

Effect of simultaneous down-regulation of pectate lyase and endo-β-1,4-glucanase genes on strawberry fruit softening

(2012) Sabry M. Youssef et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Regulation of ripening and opportunities for control in tomato and other fruits

(2012) Graham B. Seymour et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Analysis of genetically modified red-fleshed apples reveals effects on growth and consumer attributes

(2012) Richard V. Espley et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Phosphomannose-isomerase as a selectable marker for transgenic plum (Prunus domestica L.)

(2012) Hong Wang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

A chemical-inducible Cre-LoxP system allows for elimination of selection marker genes in transgenic apricot

(2012) César Petri et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Enhanced tolerance of transgenic grapevines expressing chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase genes to downy mildew

(2012) Akula Nookaraju et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a novel apple MdCIPK6L gene reveals its involvement in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants

(2012) Rong-Kai Wang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

MusaSAP1, a A20/AN1 zinc finger gene from banana functions as a positive regulator in different stress responses

(2012) Shareena Sreedharan et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Isolation and functional characterisation of banana phytoene synthase genes as potential cisgenes

(2012) Bulukani Mlalazi et al.   PLANTA

Petunia Floral Defensins with Unique Prodomains as Novel Candidates for Development of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Transgenic Banana Plants

(2012) Siddhesh B. Ghag et al.   PLoS One

Plum (Prunus domestica) Trees Transformed with Poplar FT1 Result in Altered Architecture, Dormancy Requirement, and Continuous Flowering

(2012) Chinnathambi Srinivasan et al.   PLoS One

Genetic transformation of fruit trees: current status and remaining challenges

(2012) Giorgio Gambino et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Expression of a rice chitinase gene in transgenic banana (‘Gros Michel’, AAA genome group) confers resistance to black leaf streak disease

(2012) Gabriella Kovács et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

The MdTFL1 gene of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) reduces vegetative growth and generation time

(2012) H. Flachowsky et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

SEPALLATA1/2-suppressed mature apples have low ethylene, high auxin and reduced transcription of ripening-related genes

(2012) Robert J. Schaffer et al.   AoB Plants

Modes of antifungal action and in planta functions of plant defensins and defensin-like peptides

(2012) Barbara De Coninck et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

A high-throughput transformation system allows the regeneration of marker-free plum plants (Prunus domestica)

(2011) C. Petri et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Suitability of non-lethal marker and marker-free systems for development of transgenic crop plants: Present status and future prospects

(2011) P. Manimaran et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Role of transgenic plants in agriculture and biopharming

(2011) Parvaiz Ahmad et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Drought tolerance and antioxidant enzymatic activity in transgenic ‘Swingle’ citrumelo plants over-accumulating proline

(2011) Marília Kaphan Freitas de Campos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transgenic citrus expressing the antimicrobial gene Attacin E (attE) reduces the susceptibility of ‘Duncan’ grapefruit to the citrus scab caused by Elsinoë fawcettii

(2011) S. N. Mondal et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Grapevines engineered to express cisgenic Vitis vinifera thaumatin-like protein exhibit fungal disease resistance

(2011) Sadanand A. Dhekney et al.   IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT

The development of a cisgenic apple plant

(2011) Thalia Vanblaere et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Reproductive competence from an annual and a perennial perspective

(2011) S. Bergonzi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Application of a high-speed breeding technology to apple (Malus × domestica) based on transgenic early flowering plants and marker-assisted selection

(2011) Henryk Flachowsky et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Vitis vinifera C-repeat binding protein 4 (VvCBF4) transcriptional factor enhances freezing tolerance in wine grape

(2011) Richard L. Tillett et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Enhancing ascorbate in fruits and tubers through over-expression of the l-galactose pathway gene GDP-l-galactose phosphorylase

(2011) Sean Bulley et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Functional analysis and expression profiling of HcrVf1 and HcrVf2 for development of scab resistant cisgenic and intragenic apples

(2011) Sameer G. Joshi et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Ectopic expression of a novel peach (Prunus persica) CBF transcription factor in apple (Malus × domestica) results in short-day induced dormancy and increased cold hardiness

(2011) Michael Wisniewski et al.   PLANTA

MusaDHN-1, a novel multiple stress-inducible SK3-type dehydrin gene, contributes affirmatively to drought- and salt-stress tolerance in banana

(2011) Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat et al.   PLANTA

Production and evaluation of transgenic sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) containing bivalent antibacterial peptide genes (Shiva A and Cecropin B) via a novel Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of mature axillary buds

(2011) Yongrui He et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Fruit improvement using intragenesis and artificial microRNA

(2011) Barbara Molesini et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Agricultural biotechnology for crop improvement in a variable climate: hope or hype?

(2011) Rajeev K. Varshney et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Phytoalexins in defense against pathogens

(2011) Ishita Ahuja et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Engineering Pathogen Resistance in Crop Plants: Current Trends and Future Prospects

(2010) David B. Collinge et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

(2010) Kui Lin-Wang et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Biotechnological approaches to develop bacterial chitinases as a bioshield against fungal diseases of plants

(2010) Chilukoti Neeraja et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Roles of enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants in plants during abiotic stress

(2010) Parvaiz Ahmad et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Nutritionally enhanced crops and food security: scientific achievements versus political expediency

(2010) Gemma Farre et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Developing stress tolerant plants through in vitro selection—An overview of the recent progress

(2010) Manoj K. Rai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Over-expression of the Arabidopsis NPR1 gene in citrus increases resistance to citrus canker

(2010) Xudong Zhang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Transgenic apple expressing an antigenic protein of the human respiratory syncytial virus

(2010) Joann M. Lau et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cloning and characterization of a novel stress-responsive WRKY transcription factor gene (MusaWRKY71) from Musa spp. cv. Karibale Monthan (ABB group) using transformed banana cells

(2010) Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Modulation of fruit softening by antisense suppression of endo-β-1,4-glucanase in strawberry

(2010) Young Koung Lee et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Improving the flavor of fresh fruits: genomics, biochemistry, and biotechnology

(2010) Harry J. Klee   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Transformation of carotenoid biosynthetic genes using a micro-cross section method in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward)

(2010) Misun Kim et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Development and evaluation of a GFLV inverted repeat construct for genetic transformation of grapevine

(2010) Rahma Jardak-Jamoussi et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Selectable marker-free transgenic orange plants recovered under non-selective conditions and through PCR analysis of all regenerants

(2010) A. Ballester et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Overexpression of a Malus vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene (MdNHX1) in apple rootstock M.26 and its influence on salt tolerance

(2010) Yonghong Li et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Anther culture for haploid and doubled haploid production

(2010) Maria Antonietta Germanà   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Transformation of sweet orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] with pthA-nls for acquiring resistance to citrus canker disease

(2010) Li Yang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Over-expression of an FT-homologous gene of apple induces early flowering in annual and perennial plants

(2010) Conny Tränkner et al.   PLANTA

Molecular approaches for enhancing sweetness in fruits and vegetables

(2010) Akula Nookaraju et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Overexpression of Na+/H+ antiporter gene AtNHX1 from Arabidopsis thaliana improves the salt tolerance of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

(2010) N. Tian et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Transgenic expression in citrus of single-chain antibody fragments specific to Citrus tristeza virus confers virus resistance

(2010) Magdalena Cervera et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Improved tolerance toward fungal diseases in transgenic Cavendish banana (Musa spp. AAA group) cv. Grand Nain

(2010) Jane Vishnevetsky et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Effects of transgenic rootstocks on growth and development of non-transgenic scion cultivars in apple

(2010) Anders Smolka et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

High-efficiency transformation and selective tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress in mulberry, Morus indica cv. K2, by constitutive and inducible expression of tobacco osmotin

(2010) Manaswini Das et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Upregulation of pyrophosphate: fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP) activity in strawberry

(2010) C. E. Basson et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Genetic transformation of apple (Malus x domestica) without use of a selectable marker gene

(2010) Mickael Malnoy et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Tree genetic engineering and applications to sustainable forestry and biomass production

(2010) Antoine Harfouche et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plants as bioreactors for the production of vaccine antigens

(2009) Siddharth Tiwari et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

The encapsulation technology in fruit plants—A review

(2009) Manoj K. Rai et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Improving salinity tolerance of plants through conventional breeding and genetic engineering: An analytical comparison

(2009) Muhammad Ashraf et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Ripening of fleshy fruit: Molecular insight and the role of ethylene

(2009) Vishwas A. Bapat et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Biology and genetic engineering of fruit maturation for enhanced quality and shelf-life

(2009) Antonio J Matas et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Aluminum tolerance in a spermidine synthase-overexpressing transgenic European pear is correlated with the enhanced level of spermidine via alleviating oxidative status

(2009) Xiao-Peng Wen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Cisgenesis: an important sub-invention for traditional plant breeding companies

(2009) E. Jacobsen et al.   EUPHYTICA

Co-ordination of early and late ripening events in apples is regulated through differential sensitivities to ethylene

(2009) Jason W. Johnston et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Stilbene synthase gene transfer caused alterations in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of transgenic strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa)

(2009) Kati Hanhineva et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Generation of Transgenic Papaya with Double Resistance toPapaya ringspot virusandPapaya leaf-distortion mosaic virus

(2009) Yi-Jung Kung et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Regeneration and characterization of transgenic kumquat plants containing the Arabidopsis APETALA1 gene

(2009) Yan-Xin Duan et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Transgenic Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) Expressing the attacin A Gene for Resistance to Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

(2009) Suane Coutinho Cardoso et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Antisense Down-Regulation of the FaPG1 Gene Reveals an Unexpected Central Role for Polygalacturonase in Strawberry Fruit Softening

(2009) M. A. Quesada et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization of a novel stilbene synthase promoter involved in pathogen- and stress-inducible expression from Chinese wild Vitis pseudoreticulata

(2009) Weirong Xu et al.   PLANTA

Evaluation of the role of the endo-β-(1,4)-glucanase gene FaEG3 in strawberry fruit softening

(2009) José A. Mercado et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Genetic transformation of Citrus sinensis cv. Hamlin with hrpN gene from Erwinia amylovora and evaluation of the transgenic lines for resistance to citrus canker

(2009) Janaynna Magalhães Barbosa-Mendes et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

ROLC strawberry plant adaptability, productivity, and tolerance to soil-borne disease and mycorrhizal interactions

(2009) L. Landi et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Highly efficient transformation of the GFP and MAC12.2 genes into precocious trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata [L.] Raf), a potential model genotype for functional genomics studies in Citrus

(2009) Bin Tan et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Biotechnological advances in guava (Psidium guajava L.): recent developments and prospects for further research

(2009) Manoj K. Rai et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Transgenic expression of a viral EPS-depolymerase is potentially useful to induce fire blight resistance in apple

(2008) H. Flachowsky et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance

(2008) Rana Munns et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Transgenic strawberry: State of the art for improved traits

(2008) Yonghua Qin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

High transformation efficiency in plum (Prunus domestica L.): a new tool for functional genomics studies in Prunus spp.

(2008) Cesar Petri et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

(2008) Ray Ming et al.   NATURE

Enhancement of spermidine content and antioxidant capacity in transgenic pear shoots overexpressing apple spermidine synthase in response to salinity and hyperosmosis

(2008) Lixiong He et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Osmyb4 expression improves adaptive responses to drought and cold stress in transgenic apples

(2008) Gemma Pasquali et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Production and rooting behaviour of rolB-transgenic plants of grape rootstock ‘Richter 110’ (Vitis berlandieri × V. rupestris)

(2008) Thomas Geier et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Ripening in papaya fruit is altered by ACC oxidase cosuppression

(2008) Rodolfo López-Gómez et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Characterization of Insertion Sites in Rainbow Papaya, the First Commercialized Transgenic Fruit Crop

(2008) Jon Y. Suzuki et al.   Tropical Plant Biology