Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Switchgrass and Inheritance of the T…

Abstract Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been developed into an important biofuel crop. Embryogenic calli induced from caryopses or inflorescences of the lowland switchgrass cultivar Alamo were used for Agrobacteriummediated transformation. A chimeric hygromycin phosphotransferase gene (hph) was used as the selectable marker and hygromycin as the selection agent. Embryogenic calli were…