African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

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Genetic transformation of forest trees

Diaga Diouf
Laboratoire de Biotechnologies végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005, Dakar, Sénégal
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 22 September 2003
  •  Published: 31 October 2003

Abstract

 

In this review, the recent progress on genetic transformation of forest trees were discussed. Its described also, different applications of genetic engineering for improving forest trees or understanding the mechanisms governing genes expression in woody plants.

 

Key words: Genetic transformation, transgenic forest trees, gene expression.