@article{c96932969ec24377ae9f2e824d5bac15,
title = "Insect- and herbicide-resistant transgenic eucalypts",
abstract = "Transgenic Eucalyptus camaldulensis containing both the insecticidal cry3A gene and the bar gene (conferring tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium) have been produced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of seedling explants. Transgenic plants from two lines tested were resistant to first instars of chrysomelid beetles that are important pests of commercial Australian eucalypt plantations. Both lines also exhibit tolerance to the broad-spectrum herbicide Liberty{\textregistered} at 6 l/ha (1.2 kg active ingredient per hectare), twice the field application rate. Transgenic insect- and herbicide-resistant eucalypts like these are likely to provide better insect and weed control options in plantations, particularly during the vulnerable establishment phase, provided that any adverse ecological impacts of releasing transgenic trees into the environment can be assessed and minimized.",
keywords = "bar, cry3A, Eucalyptus, Transformation",
author = "Harcourt, {R. L.} and J. Kyozuka and Floyd, {R. B.} and Bateman, {K. S.} and H. Tanaka and V. Decroocq and Llewellyn, {D. J.} and X. Zhu and Peacock, {W. J.} and Dennis, {E. S.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to John Kemp (New Mexico State University, USA) for the cry3A gene, John Gray (University of Cambridge, UK) for the petE promoter and the Australian Tree Seed Centre (CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products, Canberra) for providing the E. camaldulensis seeds. We thank Julie Chitty, Jen Price, Ping Hua He, Yeh Jin Ahn and Wendy Whitby for excellent technical assistance and Vic Hartney, Gillian Rasmussen and Yingru Wu for helpful discussions. This work was supported by an Australian Government and Industrial Research and Development grant with Amcor Plantations, Australian Newsprint Mills, North Forest Products and Kimberly-Clark as collaborators. K.S.B. was supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation.",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1023/A:1009676214328",
language = "English",
volume = "6",
pages = "307--315",
journal = "Molecular Breeding",
issn = "1380-3743",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "3",
}