jameslitsinger.files.wordpress.com · Web viewCitation: Gurdev S Khush. 1993. Biotechnology in agriculture. Pages 117-148. In: M Nazim, N Polunin (editors). Environmental challenges:

Citation: Gurdev S Khush. 1993. Biotechnology in agriculture. Pages 117-148. In: M Nazim, N Polunin (editors). Environmental challenges: from Stockholm to Rio and beyond. Published by Energy and Environment Society of Pakistan and Foundation for Environmental Conservation, Geneva, Switzerland.

Keywords: Oryza sativa, rice breeding, green revolution, breeding methods, propagation of elite germplasm, production of artificial seed, meristem or shoot-tip culture, virus-free plants, cryopreservation, somaclonal variation, embryo rescue, in vitro pollination, somatic hybridization, haploid breeding, transgenic crop varieties, gene transfer, DNA transfer via electroporation, DNA transfer thorough microprojectiles, molecular markers, RFLP, QTL, Nilaparvata lugens