Method for gene transformation for barbadosnut by utilizing kanamycin resistant gene as screening mark
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SINO FOREST CHINA INVESTMENTS LTD
- Publication Date
- 2014-05-28
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of tissue culture of Jatropha curcas and the field of genetic engineering, in particular to a method for gene transformation of Jatropha curcas by using kanamycin as a selection marker. Background technique
[0002] The energy crisis is a huge challenge facing the world today. China's oil reserves only account for 2% of the world's total, but its consumption ranks second in the world. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find a new type of energy to replace the currently widely used fossil energy.
[0003] Compared with fossil resources, growing energy plants to obtain biodiesel has the advantage of being renewable, which is the fundamental way to solve the energy crisis. The energy plants that have been discovered so far are mainly concentrated in Apocynaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Romoaceae, Compositae, Myrtaceae, and Fabaceae.
[0004] Jatropha ( Jatopha curcas L.), also known as Jatropha, Diesel tree, belo...