1. Diter von Wettstein, Professor of Genetics and Master of Translating Science into Applications
Sachin Rustgiand Birgitte Skadhauge
2. Diter von Wettstein and The Meiotic Program of Pairing and Recombination
Denise Zickler
Part II: Background and Overview
3. A Short History and Perspectives on Plant Genetic Transformation
Thakku R. Ramkumar, Sangram K. Lenka, Sagar S. Arya,and Kailash C. Bansal
4. Choice of The Promoter for Tissue and Developmental Stage-specific Gene
Expression
Olga G. Smirnova and Alex V. Kochetov
5. Choice of Explant for Plant Genetic Transformation
Nibedita Chakraborty, Priyanka Chakraborty, Moutushi Sen, and Rajib Bandopadhyay
6. Biolistic Approach for Transient Gene Expression Studies in Plants
Benoît Lacroix, Vitaly Citovsky
7. Nano-biolistics: An Emerging Genetic Transformation Approach
Francis J. Cunningham, Gozde S. Demirer, Natalie S. Goh, Huan Zhang, and Markita P. Landry
Part II: Protocols
8. Biolistic Transformation of Japonica Rice Varieties
Raviraj Banakar and Kan Wang
9. Biolistic DNA Delivery in Maize Immature Embryos
Kan Wang, Huilan Zhu, and Morgan McCaw
10. Biolistic DNA Delivery and its Applications in Sorghum bicolor
Guoquan Liu, Karen Massel, Basam Tabet, and Ian D. Godwin
11. Biolistic-mediated Gene Delivery in Sugarcane
Priya A. Joyce and Yue Sun
12. Genetic Transformation of Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Using Biolistics
Caroline A. Sparks, Angela Doherty
13. Biolistic DNA Delivery in Turfgrass Embryonic Callus Initiated from Mature Seeds
Man Zhou, Junming Zhao, Dayong Li, Shuangrong Yuan, Ning Yuan, Zhigang Li, Haiyan Jia, Fangyuan Gao, Bekir San, Qian Hu, and Hong Luo
14. Use of Microspore-derived Calli as Explants for Biolistic Transformation of Common Wheat
Sachin Rustgi, Samneet Kashyap, Nii Ankrah, and Diter von Wettstein
15. Plant Transformation Techniques: Agrobacterium- and Microparticle-mediated Gene Transfer in Cereal Plants
Jafargholi Imani and Karl-Heinz Kogel
16. Proteolistics: A Protein Delivery Method
Susana Martin-Ortigosa and Kan Wang
17. Biolistic Delivery of Programmable Nuclease (CRISPR/Cas9) in Bread Wheat
Abhishek Bhandawat, Vinita Sharma, Vikas Rishi, and Joy Roy
This volume details protocols for the use of the biolistic DNA delivery method in different plant species. Chapters guide readers through non-protocol chapters that cover relevant topics of interest, a broad overview of the field, exciting modifications of the system, and reliable plant transformation procedures in different plant species. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, Biolistic DNA Delivery: Methods and Protocols aims toprovide a comprehensive collection of protocols to intended to be a practical guide for the novice as well as the advanced user in the field of plant genetic transformation.