African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 2 (10), pp. 328-333, October 2003

ISSN 1684–5315  © 2003 Academic Journals

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Genetic transformation of forest trees

Diaga Diouf

Laboratoire de Biotechnologies végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005, Dakar, Sénégal; E-mail: ddiouf@ucad.sn.

Accepted 22 September 2003

In this review, the recent progress on genetic transformation of forest trees were discussed. Its described also, different applications of genetic engineering for improving forest trees or understanding the mechanisms governing genes expression in woody plants.

Key words: Genetic transformation, transgenic forest trees, gene expression.