PRODUCING BIOLOGICALLY SAFE MARKER-FREE CAMELINA SATIVA WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO PHYTOPATHOGENS

Abstract

Abstract. The marker-free Camelina sativa (L.) plants carrying a gene encoding the antimicrobial peptide cecropin P1 were generated. The vector, free of any plant selective genes of resistance to antibiotics or herbicides, was used for transformation. The transformants were screened by detecting cecropin P1 in plant cells according to the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and enzyme immunoassay. The resulting marker-free plants displayed a considerably increased resistance to phytopathogens.