GENETIC MODIFICATION OF EUCALYPTUS TO INDUCE SHOOT FORMATION IN TRANSFORMED CELLS OR TISSUES

摘要

A process for producing genetically-engineered eucalyptus, comprising the co-cultivation of explant cells of Eucalyptus species such as E. grandis, E. globulus, E. nitens or E. dunnii with Agrobacterium tumefaciens microorganism including one or more DNA sequences which are functional in plants, in order to achieve a genetic modification by which the cells are stably transformed with the DNA. The explants may be derived from seedling hypocotyls or from petioles, leaves or stems.