RECENT APPLICATIONS OF PLANT CELL AND TİSSUE CULTURE TECHNOLOGY


Dağüstü N.

V. BALKAN AGRICULTURE CONGRESS, 20-23 SEPTEMBER, EDİRNE, TÜRKİYE, Edirne, Turkey, 20 - 23 September 2023, pp.10-15

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: Edirne
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.10-15
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Plants are the primary source of food, can feed world’s exploding population by correct management of plant agriculture. Agriculture contributes over 20 percent of gross national product. Nearly 30% of the global population equivalent to 2.4 billion people did not have constant access to food. World hunger levels increases every year. Due to the increasing need for nutrients and decreasing natural resources. we need better and more effective methods for food production.

Plant Biotechnology is use of tissue culture and genetic engineering techniques to produce genetically modified plants that exhibit new or improved desirable characteristics The culture of plant seeds, organs, explants, tissues, cells, or protoplasts for regeneration of functional plants on nutrient media under sterile conditions called as plant tissue culture. The four main sectors in which plant tissue culture finds application. These are; Agriculture, Food Colorants and Healthy Food Ingredients, Environmental and Waste Management Technology and Health.  Tissue culture techniques, which provided the tools for the introduction of genetic information into plant cells is important for plant biotechnology. One of the most promising methods of producing proteins and other medicinal substances, such as antibodies and vaccines, is the use of transgenic plant. Transgenic plants represent an economical alternative to fermentation-based production systems. Plant-made vaccines or antibodies re especially striking, as plants are free of human diseases, thus reducing screening costs for viruses and bacterial toxins.