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Turfgrass improvement. oxidative stress in plantsTurfgrass transformation has been achieved by several laboratories using direct methods of DNA transfer including protoplast transformation and particle gun bombardment. However. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation offers several advantages over direct gene transfer. and our current research effort on turfgrasses has focused on developing efficient and reliable methods for their transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. We have succeeded in transforming creeping bentgrass. velvet bentgrass and tall fescue. and presently are trying to extend these protocols to other turf species. We plan to use Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to introduce into turfgrasses genes for disease resistance and improved tolerance to abiotic stress. Selected PublicationsHong M. Zilinskas BA. Knipple DC. Chin CK. (2004) cis-3-Hexenal production in tobacco is stimulated by 16-carbon monounsaturated fatty acids. Phytochemistry. 65(2):159-68. del Rio LA. Sandalio LM. Altomare DA. Zilinskas BA. (2003) Mitochondrial and peroxisomal manganese superoxide dismutase: differential expression during leaf senescence. J Exp Bot. 54(384):923-33. Krupa. S.. McGrath. M.T.. Anderson. C.P.. Booker. F.L.. Burkey. K.O.. Chappelka. A.H.. Chevone. B.I.. Pell. E.J. and Zilinskas. B.A. (2001) Ambient ozone and plant health. Plant Disease 85:4-12. Bick. J.A.. Setterdahl. A.. Knaff. D.. Chen. Y.. Pitcher. L.H.. Zilinskas. B.A. and Leustek. T.L. (2001) Regulation of the plant-type 5'-adenylsulfate reductase by oxidative stress. Submitted to Biochemistry. Gueta-Dahan. Y.. Yaniv. Z.. Zilinskas. B.A. and Ben-Hayyim. G. (1997) Salt and oxidative stress: similar and specific responses and their relation to salt tolerance in citrus. Planta 203:460-469. Torsethaugen. G.. Pitcher. L.H.. Zilinskas. B.A. and Pell. E.J. (1997) Overproduction of ascorbate peroxidase in the tobacco chloroplast does not provide protection against ozone. Plant Physiol. 114:529-537. |
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