ISSN 1995-5537
"Biotechnology" journal Vol. 3, No. 6, 2010
Р. 22-35, Bibliography 111, Russian.
Universal Decimal classification: 582.661.15:577.21
GENETIC ENGINEERING OF SUGAR BEET:
PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
The review is devoted to the latest progress in genetic engineering of sugar beet. Different methods for genetic transformation of this important plant are analyzed. Potentialities of genetic transformation for agronomical improvement and fundamental investigation of sugar beet are considered. The transgenic plants of sugar beet, which expressed the new bioactive substances, are perspective for the use as a «green fermenter». Except for the applied aspects, the use of methods of genetic transformation opens new possibilities for fundamental researches of genetics, developmental biology and physiology of this plant.
Key words: sugar beet, Beta vulgaris L., var. saccharifera Alef., regeneration, genetic transformation, Agrobacterium, marker genes, tolerance to herbicides, insect resistance, transgenic expression, abiotic stress.
© Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2008