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A number of different methods, involving direct DNA delivery are now available for plant transformation. Here we review the most recently developed technique which involves the mixing of silicon carbide whiskers with plant cells and plasmid DNA. Fertile transgenic plants have now been produced using whisker-mediated transformation, and this method can now be considered as a simple, inexpensive alternative for plant transformation. A brief review on transformation of animal cells andChlamydomonas using whiskers technology is also included.
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Wang, K., Drayton, P., Frame, B. et al. Whisker-mediated plant transformation: An alternative technology. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Plant 31, 101–104 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02632245
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