Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1223:181-8. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1695-5_14.

Abstract

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) targeting immature embryo explants is a route to introduce transgenic alleles into the crop. The protocol requires maintenance of quality stock plants under greenhouse conditions for a constant supply of immature embryo explants. This is typically carried out by a regular sowing of seeds, minimal use of pesticides, and monitoring of plants to document pollen dispersal and bagging of heads. The time frame from explant inoculation to establishment of a primary transgenic event in the greenhouse typically ranges from 4 to 6 months. Seed set in the primary transformants is comparable to greenhouse-grown stock plants, with the majority of the transgenic alleles being inherited as a single functional locus.

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture / methods
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens / genetics
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Genetic Techniques*
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Pollen / genetics
  • Seeds / genetics
  • Sorghum / genetics*
  • Sorghum / growth & development
  • Sterilization
  • Transformation, Bacterial