Cargill Inc.

Jennifer Celio

Zhizheng Chen

The invention involves methods and materials related to the transformation of Brassica by particle bombardment. Specifically, the invention provides methods of preparing non-embryo Brassica tissue such that Brassica cells are capable of being cultured, transformed by particle bombardment, and regenerated into plants. In addition, this invention provides stably transformed Brassica cells as well as their progeny. This invention also provides methods of selecting Brassica tissue with liquid medium such that transformed Brassica cells are identified and regenerated into transformed Brassica plants.

Method of selecting transformed Brassica tissue

The invention involves methods and materials related to the transformation of Brassica by particle bombardment. Specifically, the invention provides methods of preparing non-embryo Brassica tissue such that Brassica cells are capable of being cultured, transformed by particle bombardment, and regenerated into plants. In addition, this invention provides stably transformed Brassica cells as well as their progeny. This invention also provides methods of culturing Brassica tissue with liquid medium such that transformed Brassica cells are identified and regenerated into transformed Brassica plants.

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Carson City, NV, United States of America

Jennifer Celio