ISSN 2736-1624
Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology ISSN 7295-2849 Vol. 10 (2), pp. 001-006, February, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Review
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; E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 22 September, 2019
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.