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Objective 1: Development of biomedical products in plants
Progress:
- Rapid and efficient transfer method of modified genes developed in rice and sugarcane
- Isolation and engineering of gene for human serum albumin and other products
- Field testing of transgenic sugarcane containing marker genes
Objective 2: Development of herbicide-resistant rice
Progress:
- Transgenic rice developed that is resistant to glufosinate herbicide
- Transgenic herbicide-resistant rice helps control noxious weeds, produces higher grain yields than conventional rice, reduces soil erosion and minimizes applications of insecticides
Objective 3: Development of disease-resistant crops
Progress:
- Transgenic rice showed increased tolerance to fungal attack under field conditions
- Antimicrobial peptides identified that inhibit in vitro growth of fungal pathogen
- Utility of antifungal peptides for disease control is being evaluated in transgenic Arabidopsis
Division of
PLANT SCIENCES
LSU AgCenter Biotechnology Laboratory
Louisiana State University