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    A sugarcane tissue culture system for mass propagation and transformation : SRDC final report BSS242
    (2004) Lakshmanan, P; Grof, C; Geijskes, R
    The core research strategy we conceived was to develop the initial observation of direct shoot regeneration in sugarcane leaf tissues to a generic and efficient plant production technology for sugarcane and probably for other major monocot crops, and then use that system to develop a novel method for sugarcane transformation. The main objectives of this project were: 1. Protect identified IP by patent; 2. Develop an efficient direct plant regeneration system for sugarcane and determine clonal stability of plants produced by this method (now referred to as the SmartSett® system); 3. Develop microprojectile and/or Agrobacterium-mediated transformation systems based on SmartSett®; 4. Establish the utility of SmartSett® to other monocot crops; 5. Technology transfer to other groups. These objectives were met.
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    Identification of canegrub-resistant transgenic sugarcane lines for commercial evaluation : SRDC final report BSS237
    (2004) Geijskes, R; Nutt, K; Allsopp, P
    This project aimed to progress canegrub-resistant transgenic sugarcane to recommendations for field testing by negotiating IP and research agreements to allow commercial release of transgenic plants, determining the insecticidal performance of current transgenics expressing snowdrop lectin and protease inhibitors, testing additional products for antimetabolic effects on canegrubs and incorporating active ones into the program, and producing additional transgenic lines using snowdrop lectin and protease inhibitors and based on other cultivars.