title: [Genetic engineering sugarcane: potential, current status and prospects].
abstract: The literatures on potential of genetic engineering in sugarcane, transformation method and its efficiency, effects of promoter and selectable marker on gene expression and on identification of transformant, and achievement of genetic engineering in sugarcane were reviewed. Directions of further research were also suggested.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetics and Breeding of Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, Fuzhou, 350002, China. xlpmail@china.com
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates