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The Plant Biotechnology Unit serves the farming and industrial-agricultural sectors through research and development, technical services, and training courses, in order to increase the competitive advantage of these sectors in global markets.
Dr. Benjamin Rodríguez Garay |
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- MISSION
The Unit of Plant Biotechnology Unit serves the farming and industrial-agricultural sectors through research and development, technical services, and training courses, in order to increase the competitive advantage of these sectors in global markets.
- LINES OF RESEARCH
Plant micropropagation:
One important research, design, and innovation activity is the development of protocols for in vitro propagation of various species of economic interest such as agaves, ornamental plants and cut flowers, forest and fruit, among others.
Plant breeding:
One of the main activities of research, design, and innovation for the Plant Biotechnology Unit is the genetic improvement of plant species of economic interest, by using various tools of biotechnology. The species we are currently working with include papaya, agaves, ornamental Agavaceae (tuberose) and lily. An important aspect of this research is the conservation, use and protection of plant genetic resources in Mexico.
Phytopathology:
Research, design, and innovation work in plant pathology is oriented to the study of pathogens (fungi, bacteria and viruses) that affect plant species of economic interest. This work includes taxonomic identification, plant-pathogen interaction and elements of biological and synthetic control.
- SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS
Rodríguez-Garay, B., Lomelí-Sención, J.A. Tapia-Campos, E., Gutiérrez-Mora, A., García-Galindo, J., Rodríguez-Domínguez, J.M., Urbina-López D. y Vicente-Ramírez, I.
Morphological and molecular diversity of Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul and Agave angustifolia var. Lineño. (2009).
Ind. Crops Prod. 29:220-228
Ascencio-Cabral, A., Rodríguez-Garay, B., Gutiérrez-Pulido, H., Gutiérrez-Mora, A.
Plant regeneration of Carica papaya through somatic embryogenesis in response to light quality, gelling agent and phloridzin. (2008).
Sci. Hort. 118 :155–160
Barba-Gonzalez R, Lim K-B, Zhou S, Ramanna MS & Van Tuyl JM
Interspecfic Hybridization in Lily: The Use of 2n Gametes in Interspecific Lily Hybrids. En: Teixeira da Silva J.A. (Editor) Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology – Advances and topical Issues. Global Science Books.(2008)
ISBN 978-4-903313-12-2. Japón. pp 138-145.
Barba-Gonzalez R, Miller CT, Ramanna MS & Van Tuyl JM
Induction of 2n gametes for overcoming F1 sterility in lily and Tulip. (2006)
Acta Hort 714: 99-106.
Barba-Gonzalez R, van Silfhout AA, Visser RGF, Ramanna MS & Van Tuyl JM
Progenies of allotriploids of Oriental × Asiatic lilies (Lilium) examined by GISH analysis. (2006)
Euphytica 151: 243-250.
Bossi F, Córdoba E, Dupre P, Mendoza MS, Román CS, León P
The Arabidopsis ABA-INSENSITIVE (ABI) 4 factor acts as a central transcription activator of the expression of its own gene, and for the induction of ABI5 and SBE2.2 genes during sugar signaling. Plant J. (2009)
Accepted.
Dupre P, Henry M. , Posadas G., Pellegrineschi A., Trottet M. and Jacquot E.
Genetically Engineered Wheat for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Resistance. Barley Yellow Dwarf Disease: Recent Advances and Future Strategies. (2002)
Henry M. and McNab A: editors. p27 ISBN 9706480951.
Dupre P, Lacoux J., Neutelings G., Mattar-Laurain D., Fliniaux M.A., David A. and Jacquin-Dubreuil A.
Transformation of Ginkgo biloba by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. (2000).
Physiol Plantarum, 108, 413-419.
Maldonado-Bonilla LD, Betancourt-Jiménez M, Lozoya-Gloria E
Local and systemic gene expression of phytoalexin biosynthetic enzymes in plant leaves. (2008)
Eu J Plant Pathol 121: 439-449.
Portillo, L., Santacruz-Ruvalcaba, F. Gutiérrez-Mora, A. Rodríguez-Garay, B.
Somatic embryogenesis in Agave tequilana Weber cultivar azul. In Vitro Cell. (2007).
Dev. Biol.-Plant. 43:569-575.
Rincón-Enríquez G., P. Crété, F. Barras and B. Py,
Biogenesis of Fe/S proteins and pathogenicity: IscR plays a key role in allowing Erwinia chrysanthemi to adapt to hostile conditions. (2008).
Mol Microbiol. 67: 1257-1273.
Rubalcaba-Ruiz D., Rodríguez-Garay B
Aberrant meiotic behavior in Agave tequilana Weber var. azul. (2002)
BMC Plant Biol 2:10
Patent application in Mexico: M. M. Loera-Quezada and B. Rodríguez-Garay.
Process for the micropropagation of Agave, alternate methods of cultivation: solid-liquid. (2002.)
JL/E/2002/000901.
Patent granted in Mexico (April 2009): : B. Rodríguez-Garay, D. Urbina López and J.M. Rodríguez-Domínguez.
Aqueous composition for the protection and strengthening of plants and the method of application. (2004). JL/a/2004/000049.
