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OverviewHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Somatic fusion, also called protoplast fusion, is a type of genetic modification in plants by which two distinct species of plants are fused together to form a new hybrid plant with the characteristics of both, a somatic hybrid. Hybrids have been produced either between the different varieties of the same species (e.g. between non-flowering potato plants and flowering potato plants) or between two different species (e.g. between wheat triticum and rye secale to produce Triticale). Uses of somatic fusion include making potato plants resistant to potato leaf roll disease. Through somatic fusion, the crop potato plant Solanum tuberosum - the yield of which is severely reduced by a viral disease transmitted on by the aphid vector - is fused with the wild, non-tuber-bearing potato Solanum brevidens, which is resistant to the disease. The resulting hybrid has the chromosomes of both plants and is thus similar to polyploid plants. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. HenssonowPublisher: Betascript Publishing Imprint: Betascript Publishing Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.119kg ISBN: 9786133278325ISBN 10: 6133278323 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 10 October 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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