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Grafting for transgene containment

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In recent years, significant effort has been devoted to developing strategies for containment of reproduction for transgenic trees1,2,3. There has been great concern from environmentalists, governmental organizations and scientists regarding the dispersal of genetic material from transgenic plants through pollen and seeds4,5,6. Solving this problem for forest trees has proved technically challenging and as yet no general solution has been found. We propose a simple inexpensive method, based on traditional technology, that can establish complete control over reproduction of transgenic trees.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Science Education, University of Haifa–Oranim, Tivon, 36006, Israel

    Simcha Lev-Yadun

  2. Forest Biotechnology Group, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695, NC

    Ronald Sederoff

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Lev-Yadun, S., Sederoff, R. Grafting for transgene containment. Nat Biotechnol 19, 1104 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1201-1104

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