title: The noble radish: past, present and future.
abstract: Recent developments in plant biotechnology have revealed that radish can be genetically modified by a technique called "floral-dipping". This system has been used successfully to delay both bolting and flowering in radish by the co-suppression of the photoperiodic gene, GIGANTEA. Future research could use this system to improve the pharmaceutical value of the crop for global usage.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Department of Biotechnology, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan. iscurtis@affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Ian S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques / Q000639:trends; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D031224:Raphanus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C121183:GI protein, Arabidopsis; D009195:Peroxidase