U.S.-Brazil Science Program: Genetic Manipulation of Garlic(Allium sativum L.) in Vitro and in Plants

9403486西蒙这个美国-巴西奖项将支持威斯康星大学的菲利普·西蒙博士和巴西农业企业公司(EMBRAPA)的阿莫里·布索博士之间的合作。该项目将建立合作研究，以推进大蒜(Allium Sativum L.)的遗传操作。在体外和植物中。这项研究将完善和扩大大蒜真种子生产，开发大蒜细胞培养和遗传转化方法。大蒜是世界上一种重要的蔬菜作物，几千年来一直被驯化，但人们一直不知道大蒜的有性繁殖。有性重组的世代是有限的。由于还没有开发出允许外来基因导入的遗传转化系统，因此可以生产出无病毒的大蒜，但不能插入用于交叉保护的病毒基因。这位美国研究人员的工作使大蒜的有性繁殖和变异评估成为可能，而巴西的研究人员在大蒜细胞培养和植物生产方面进行了广泛的工作。双方将交流专业知识和互补技能，通过有性繁殖产生新的大蒜变异，并开发将外来基因导入大蒜的系统。这项研究将通过美国威斯康星州农业研究服务局和EMBRAPA之间的互访来完成。***

9403486 Simon This U.S.-Brazil award will support collaboration between Dr. Philipp Simon of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Amaury Buso of Empresa Brazileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA). This project will establish cooperative research to advance the genetic manipulation of garlic (Allium Sativum L.) in vitro and in plants. The research will perfect and expand true garlic seed production and develop methods of garlic cell culture and genetic transformation. Garlic, which is an important vegetable crop the world over, has been domesticated for thousands of years but sexual reproduction has been unknown. Generation of sexual recombinants is limited. Because a system of genetic transformation has not been developed which would allow foreign genes to be introduced, a virus-free garlic can be produced, but viral genes for cross-protection cannot be inserted. The U.S. researcher's work has enabled sexual reproduction and evaluation of variation in garlic, while the Brazilian researchers have worked extensively with garlic cell culture and plant production. The two sides will exchange their expertise and complementary skills to generate new garlic variation from sexual reproduction and develop a system for introducing foreign genes into garlic. The research will be accomplished through an exchange of visits between the U. Wisconsin Agricultural Research Service and EMBRAPA. ***