The Status of Plant Biotechnology in Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-12

  Thomson, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

abiotic stress resistance; crops; herbicide resistance; insect resistance; virus resistance

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; MAIZE STREAK VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 8744318643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Garwe, D., Thomson, J.A., & Mundree, S.G. (2003). Molecular characterization of XVSAP1, a stress-responsive gene from the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa Baker. Journal of Experimental Botany, 54,191-201.
2. Leibbrandt, N.B., & Snyman, S.J. (2003). Stability of gene expression and agronomic performance of a transgenic herbicide-resistant sugarcane line in South Africa. Crop Science, 43, 671-677.
3. Mundree, S.G., Baker, B., Mowla, S., Peters, S., Marais, S., Vander Willigen, C., Govender, K., Maredza, A., Muyanga, S., Farran, J.M., & Thomson, J.A. (2002). Physiological and molecular insights into drought tolerance. African Journal of Biotechnology, 1, 28-38.
4. Mowla, S.B., Thomson, J.A., Farrant, J.M., & Mundree, S.G. (2002). A novel stress-inducible antioxidant enzyme identified from the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa Baker. Planta, 215, 716-726.
5. Qaim, M. (1999). The economic effects of genetically modified orphan commodities: projections for sweetpotato in Kenya (ISAAA Brief No. 13-1999). Ithaca, NY: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.