Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 1-9.

• Reviews and Monographs •     Next Articles

Advance in Sugarcane Transgenic Breeding

Gan Yimei1, Zhang Shuzhen1, Zeng Fanyun2, Feng Cuilian1, Yang Benpeng1   

  1. 1. Sugarcane Research Center of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences,Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops,Ministry of Agriculture,Haikou 571101 ;2. Environment and Plant Protection Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences,Danzhou 571737)
  • Received:2012-10-17 Revised:2013-03-21 Online:2013-03-20 Published:2013-03-21

Abstract: The genetic complexity of sugarcane coupled with the nonavailability of fertility and excellent resource in the germplasm bring has made conventional breeding in sugarcane difficult. Alternatively, transgenic technology has become a handy tool for imparting objective traits to an elite variety which is otherwise superior for most other agronomic traits. A number of transgenic sugarcane lines have been developed with genes expressing insect resistance, disease resistance, sugar improvement, herbicide resistance, recombination protein. In this review, genetic improvement for important agronomic traits, transgenic problem and biosafety were highlighted. Also, perspectives were discussed to analyze the research direction of transgenic breeding in sugarcane.

Key words: Sugarcane Transgene, Insect resistance, Disease resistance, Biosafety of transgene