Location: Crop Improvement and Genetics Research
2018 Annual Report
Accomplishments
1. New molecular tools patented for improved crop development. Development of new molecular tools is an essential element of molecular breeding. ARS scientists in Albany, California, have successfully developed critical regulatory elements for the tissue specific expression. This is useful for disease-resistance genes as well as other beneficial genes directed towards crop improvement in citrus and in other species. U.S. Patent No. 10,047,369, "Citrus derived transcription and translation regulatory elements for tissue specific expression", was issued on August 14, 2018.
Review Publications
Collier, R., Thomson, J.G., Thilmony, R.L. 2018. A versatile and robust Agrobacterium-based gene stacking system generates high quality transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Plant Journal. 95(4):573-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13992.
Franco, J.V., Wang, Y., Huo, N., Ponciano, G.P., Colvin, H.A., McMahan, C.M., Gu, Y.Q., Belknap, W.R. 2018. Modular assembly of transposable element arrays by microsatellite targeting in the guayule and rice genomes. BMC Genomics. 19:271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4653-6.
