genetic modification
Turfgrass Science team at the 2022 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting
The Turfgrass Science team from the University of Minnesota was well-represented at this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting held on November 6-9, 2022 in Baltimore, MD.
Below is a listing of the abstracts from the meeting:
How does someone genetically modify a turfgrass plant?
By Jonathan Cors
Practically everyone knows about genetically modified plants and other genetically modified organisms (GMOs). I have found that it can be quite fun to talk with others, explaining the pros and cons of this technology. However, what I’ve found is that while everyone knows that genetically modified plants exist, few people know about how one is made. As a graduate student, I’ve spent a lot of time fine tuning and developing methods for genetically modifying turfgrasses. When I first started, I didn’t fully comprehend how someone makes a genetically modified plant, and very quickly learned that it was much more difficult than I had imagined.