Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Poplars | |||||||||
Populus tomentosa | Chinese white poplar | Clostera anachoreta | Moth | Transformation | Cry1Ac | Resistance in field trial | China | Ren et al., 2018 | |
Lymantria dispar | Gypsy moth | Transformation | Resistance in field trial | China | Ren et al., 2018 | ||||
Populus sp. hybrid | 741 clone poplar | Populus alba L. × (P. davidiana Dode + P. simonii Carr.) × P. tomentosa Carr. | Lepidopterans | Transformation | Cry1Ac, Cry3A, nptII | Resistance | China | Zuo et al., 2018 | |
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar | P. alba × P. grandidentata | Melampsora aecidiodes | Leaf rust fungus | Transformation | AtGolS3 (A. thaliana) | Repressed resistance to leaf rust and enhanced ROS tolerance | Canada | La Mantia et al., 2018 |
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar | P. alba × P. grandidentata | Melampsora aecidiodes | Leaf rust fungus | Transformation | CsRFS (Cucumber sativus) | Repressed resistance to leaf rust and enhanced ROS tolerance | Canada | La Mantia et al., 2018 |
Populus sp. | 84K poplar | P. alba × P. glandulosa | Drought tolerance | Transformation | PeCHYR1 (from P. euphratica) | Increased WUE and drought tolerance | China | He et al., 2018 | |
Salix mongolica | Transformation—proof of concept | GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | China | Guan et al., 2018 | ||||
Populus sp. | Haploid poplar | P. simonii × P. nigra | Early flowering | Transformation with gene from Salix integra | AP1 (Apetala 1) | Early flowering transgenics | China | Yang et al., 2018 | |
Populus tomentosa | Poplar | Melampsora sp. | Leaf rust fungus | Transformation | PtrWRKY18 and PtrWRKY35 | resistance to Melampsora fungus | China | Jiang et al., 2017 |
Populus sp. hybrid | Hybrid poplar | P. alba × P. tremula 717 clone | Mechanism of lignin biosynthesis | CRISPR/Cas9 | 4CL1, 4CL2 | Downregulation of genes through CRISPR mutagenesis | USA | Zhou et al., 2015 | |
Populus tomentosa | Poplar | Gene knockout | CRISPR/Cas9 | PtoPDS | Gene knocked out | China | Fan et al., 2015 | ||
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar | P. alba × P. tremula var glandulosa | Enhanced wood production | Transformation with gene from Pinus densiflora | Gibberellin 20-oxidase 1 | Enhanced wood production with gelatinous wood fibers | Republic of Korea, Canada | Park et al., 2015 | |
Populus sp. | Poplars | P. tremula × P. alba var glandula | Heavy metal remediation | Transformation | ScYCF1 | Heavy cadmium tolerance | Republic of Korea | Shim et al., 2013 | |
Populus tomentosa | Chinese white poplar | Alternaria alternata | Poplar leaf blight | Transformation | Bbchit1 and LJAMP2 | Resistance to both diseases | China | Huang et al., 2012 | |
Colletotrichum sp. | Anthracnose disease | Transformation | Bbchit1 and LJAMP2 | China | Huang et al., 2012 | ||||
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar | P. nigra × P. maximowiczii | Melampsora medusae | Leaf rust | Transformation | ech42 (endocinitase gene from Trichoderma harzianum) | Resistance to leaf rust | Canada | Noël et al., 2005 |
Populus sp. | Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian longhorned beetle | Bt886 expression in E. coli | Cry3Aa | Expression of gene is toxic to the beetle in E. coli | China | Chen et al., 2005 | ||
Populus sp. | Poplars | [(Populus tomentosa × P. bolleana) × P. tomentosa] | Malacosoma disstria, Lymantria dispar, Stilpnotia candida | Moths | Transformation | CpTI (cowpea trypsin inhibitor) | High resistance to moths | China | Zhang et al., 2004 |
Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Populus sp. hybrid | INRA 353-38 | P. tremula × P. tremuloides | Chrysomela tremulae | Arthropod | Transformation | Cry3Aa | Resistance | France | Génissel et al., 2003 |
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar | P. tremula × P. tremuloides | Chrysomela tremulae | Arthropod | Transformation | Cry3Aa | Resistance | France | Génissel et al., 2003 |
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar Ogy | Populus × P. euamericana | Septoria musiva | Leaf spot disease | Transformation | OxO | Resistance to Septoria | USA | Liang et al., 2001 |
Populus sp. | Hybrid poplar N-106 | P. deltoides × P. simonii | Lymantria dispar | Gypsy moth | Transformation | AaIT (scorpion neurotoxin) | Resistance to gypsy moth | China | Wu et al., 2000 |
Chestnut | |||||||||
Castanea dentata | American chestnut | with Chinese chestnut | Cryphonectria parasitica | Chestnut blight fungus | Transformation | Oxalate oxidase (wheat) | Resistance against chestnut blight fungus | USA | Newhouse et al., 2014 |
Castanea dentata | American chestnut | Cryphonectria parasitica | Chestnut blight fungus | Transformation—proof of concept | gfp, bar, OxO | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Polin et al., 2006 | |
Castanea sativa | European chestnut | Transformation—proof of concept | nptII, uidA | Proof-of-concept transformation | Spain | Corredoira et al., 2004 | |||
Eucalypts | |||||||||
Eucalyptus sp. | Realized pollen flow assessment | GM eucalypt | No pollen flow beyond 240 m in a stand that was established in 2009 | Brazil | da Silva et al., 2017 | ||||
Eucalyptus sp. | E. urophylla × E. grandis | Ralstonia solanacearum | Bacterial wilt, fungal infection, gray mold | Transformation | aiiA | Bacterial wilt resistance | China | Ouyang and Li, 2016 |
Eucalyptus globulus | Salt tolerance | Transformation | codA | Salt tolerance and no adverse effect on soil microbial communities in a 4-year trial | Japan | Oguchi et al., 2014 | |||
Mangrin | Increase salt tolerance | Japan, Pakistan | Yu et al., 2013 | ||||||
Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Red river gum | Salt tolerance | codA family | Increase salt tolerance | Japan | Kikuchi et al., 2009 | |||
Eucalyptus sp. | E. urophylla × E. grandis | Frost tolerance | Transformation | CBF2 (A. thaliana) | Increase freeze tolerance | USA | Hinchee et al., 2009 | ||
Ash | |||||||||
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash | Proof-of-concept transformation | Transformation | nptII, GUS | USA | Du and Pijut, 2009 | |||
Birch | |||||||||
Betula platyphylla | Birch | Salt/drought tolerance | Transformation | BpSPL9 | Improved ROS scavenging leading to better salt/drought tolerance in transgenic lines | China | Ning et al., 2017 | ||
Betula platyphylla | Birch | Salt tolerance | Transformation | BplMYB46 | Overexpression induces improved ROS scavenging | China | Guo et al., 2017 | ||
Betula platyphylla | Birch | Lymantria dispar | Gypsy moth | Transformation | bgt | Resistance to gypsy moth | China | Zeng et al., 2009 | |
Betula pendula | Silver birch | Pyrenopeziza betulicola | Fuckel leaf spot disease | Transformation | Chitinase 4 (sugar beet) | Resistance to leaf spot disease | Finland | Pappinen et al., 2002 | |
Spruce | |||||||||
Picea glauca | White spruce | Choristoneura fumiferana | Spruce budworm | Transformation | PBgGlu1 | Resistance to budworm | Canada | Mageroy et al., 2017 | |
Picea abies | Norway spruce | Heterobasidion annosum | Annosum root rot | Transformation | PaNACO3 | Resistance to fungus | Sweden | Dalman et al., 2017 |
Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Picea abies | Norway spruce | Cyratocystis polonica | Bark beetle co-invading fungus | Transformation | Flavan-3-ols, LAR | Resistance to fungus | Canada | Hammerbacher et al., 2014 | |
Picea glauca | White spruce | Somatic embryogenesis | CHAP3A and WUS | Canada | Klimaszewska et al., 2010 | ||||
Picea mariana | Black spruce | Cylindrocladium floridanum | Root pathogen | Transformation | ech42 (endocinitase gene from Trichoderma harzianum) | Resistance to root disease | Canada | Noël et al., 2005 | |
Picea glauca | White spruce | Functional characterization: CAD | Post-transformation analysis | CAD | Validation of CAD transformation | Canada, France | Bedon et al., 2009 | ||
Picea glauca | White spruce | Choristoneura fumiferana | Spruce budworm | Transformation | Cry1AB | Resistant to spruce budworm | Canada | Lachance et al., 2007 | |
Picea glauca | White spruce | Transformation to test effect on rhizosphere communities | nptII, CryIA, uidA | Rhizosphere communities significantly affected by transgenes | Canada | LeBlanc et al., 2007 | |||
Picea glauca | White spruce | Transformation–proof of concept | nptII, uidA | Canada | Le et al., 2001 | ||||
Picea abies | Norway spruce | Particle bombardment | bar | Resistant to Basta herbicide | Sweden | Brukhin et al., 2000 | |||
Picea mariana | Black spruce | Particle bombardment | nptII, GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | Canada | Charest et al., 1996 | |||
Douglas Fir | |||||||||
Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas fir | Proof of concept | Transformation | Kanamycin resistance | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Dandekar et al., 1987 |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas fir | Proof of concept | Particle bombardment | GUS | Proof of concept | USA | Goldfarb et al., 1991 | ||
Larch | |||||||||
Larix sp. | Larch | L. kaempferi × L. decidua | Proof of concept | Transformation | Kanamycin resistance | Proof-of-concept transformation | France, Canada | Levée et al., 1997 | |
Larix decidua | European larch | Proof of concept | Transformation | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Huang et al., 1991 | |||
Pines | |||||||||
Pinus massoniana | Masson pine | Transformation—proof of concept | CslA2 | Proof-of-concept transformation | China | Maleki et al., 2018 | |||
Pinus elliottii | Hybrid pine | P. elliottii var. elliottii × P. caribaea var. hondurensis | Somatic embryogenesis | Proof of concept | Portugal | Nunes et al., 2018 | |||
Pinus pinea | Stone pine | Transformation—proof of concept | GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | Spain, Ecuador | Blasco et al., 2016 | |||
Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Transformation of micropropagated shoots | nptII, GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | New Zealand | Grant et al., 2015 | |||
Pinus thunbergii | Japanese black pine | Somatic embryogenesis | Proof of concept | Japan | Maruyama and Hosoi, 2016 | ||||
Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Syringil lignin production | Transformation | F5H, COMT | Syringil lignin production in conifers | USA, New Zealand | Wagner et al., 2015 | ||
Pinus elliottii | Slash pine | Transformation—proof of concept | hpt, uidA | Proof-of-concept transformation | China | Tang et al., 2014 | |||
Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Lignin composition changes | RNAi suppression and transformation | CCoA reductase | Changes to cell wall composition | New Zealand, USA, Belgium | Wagner et al., 2013 | ||
Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Lignin reduction | Transformation | PrCCoAOMT | Modification of lignin composition | New Zealand | Wagner et al., 2011 |
Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Transformation—proof of concept | nptII, uidA, bar | Proof-of-concept transformation | New Zealand | Charity et al., 2005 | |||
Pinus radiata | Radiata pine | Gene silencing | Transformation | CAD | Silencing of CAD gene | New Zealand, Australia | Wagner et al., 2005 | ||
Pinus taeda | Loblolly pine | Dendrolimus punctatus and Cryphothelea formisicola | Moth pests of pines | Transformation | Cry1Ac | Resistance to moth pests | USA | Tang and Tian, 2003 | |
Pinus strobus | Eastern white pine | Proof of concept | Transformation | GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | Canada | Levée et al., 1999 | ||
Elm | |||||||||
Ulmus americana | American elm | Ophiostoma novoulmi | Dutch elm disease | Transformation | ESF39A | Resistance to Dutch elm disease | USA | Newhouse et al., 2007 | |
Ulmus procera | English elm | Ophiostoma novoulmi | Dutch elm disease | Transformation—proof of concept | nptII, uidA | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Gartland et al., 2000 | |
Apple | |||||||||
Malus × domestica | Apple | Dwarf phenotype | Transformation | MdNAC1 | Overexpression results in dwarf phenotype | China | Jia et al., 2018 | ||
Malus × domestica | Apple | Stress tolerance | Transformation | MdATG18a | Tolerance to drought stress | China, USA | Sun et al., 2018 | ||
Malus × domestica | Apple | Stress tolerance | Transformation | MdcyMDH | Tolerance to cold and salt stresses | China | Wang et al., 2016 | ||
Malus × domestica | Apple | Venturia inaequalis | Scab | Transformation | Puroindoline-B (pinB) | Reduction in scab susceptibility | France | Faize et al., 2004 | |
Malus × domestica | Apple | Early flowering | Transformation | MdTFL | Early onset of flowering (15 months) | Japan | Kotoda et al., 2002 |
Cherry | |||||||||
Prunus avium | Cherry | Proof-of-concept regeneration | Transformation | gusA, vcFT | Shoot regeneration/proof of concept | USA, China, Egypt | Zong et al., 2018 | ||
Prunus sp. | Black cherry | Flowering control and insect resistance | Bark beetles | Transformation | PH3, MDL4, PsTFL1 | Early flowering and pest resistance | USA | Wang and Pijut, 2014 | |
Prunus sp. | Cherry | Gisela 6 and Glsela 7 | Proof of concept | Necrotic ring spot virus | Transformation | RNAi | Resistance to Prunus necrotic ringspot virus | USA | Song et al., 2013 |
Prunus serotina | Black cherry | Proof of concept | Transformation | Agamous | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Liu and Pijut, 2010 | ||
Prunus cerasus and hybrid | Cherry | P. cerasus × P. canescens | Proof of concept | Transformation | nptII, gusA | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Song and Sink, 2006 | |
Prunus sp. | Cherry | P. avium × P. pseudocerasus | Proof of concept | Somatic embryogenesis | Proof of concept | Italy | Gutièrrez-Pesce and Rugini, 2004 | ||
Prunus sp. | Cherry | P. avium × P. pseudocerasus | Proof of concept | Transformation | Proof of concept | Italy, USA | Gutièrrez-Pesce et al., 1998 | ||
Peach | |||||||||
Prunus persica | Peach | Proof of concept | Transformation | GUS, GFP | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA, Poland, Italy, Spain | Padilla et al., 2006 | ||
Prunus persica | Peach | Proof-of-concept regeneration | Transformation and regeneration | nptII, sGFP | Regeneration of transformed plants | Spain | Pérez-Clemente et al., 2005 | ||
Papaya | |||||||||
Carica papaya | Papaya | Ring spot virus | Transformation | Coat protein gene CP | Resistance to PRSV | China, Taiwan | Bau et al., 2003 | ||
Carica papaya | Papaya | Ring spot virus | RNAi particle bombardment | Coat protein gene CP | Resistance to PRSV | China, Taiwan | Jia et al., 2017 |
Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Walnut | |||||||||
Juglans regia | Persian walnut | Transformation | fld | Increased tolerance to osmotic stress | Iran | Sheikh Beig Goharrizi et al., 2016 | |||
Juglans regia | Walnut | Transformation | nptII, uidA | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Walawage et al., 2014 | |||
Juglans sp. | Walnut | J. hindsii × J. regia | Transformation | rolABC | Induce rooting in hybrids | USA | Vahdati et al., 2002 | ||
Juglans regia | Walnut | Cydia pomonella | Codling moth | Bt transformation | CryIIA(c) | Resistance to insects | USA | Dandekar et al., 1998 | |
Juglans regia | Walnut | Proof of concept | Transformation and regeneration | APHII | Transformation and regeneration of plants | USA | McGranahan et al., 1988 | ||
Plum | |||||||||
Prunus sp. | Plum | (P. pumila × P. salicina) × P. cerasifera | Plum pox virus (PPV) | Plum pox virus | RNAi | PPV-CV | Resistance to PPV | Russia | Sidorova et al., 2018 |
Prunus sp. | Plum | Plum pox virus (PPV) | Transformation | PPV-CV | Resistance to PPV | France, USA | Scorza et al., 1994 | ||
Avocado | |||||||||
Persea americana | Avocado | Proof of concept | Transformation | gfp, DsRed, gfp-gus | Proof-of-concept transformation and plant recovery | Spain | Palomo-Rios et al., 2017 | ||
Black Locust | |||||||||
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | Proof of concept | Transformation | Kanamycin-resistant gene | Proof-of-concept transformation | USA | Han et al., 1993 |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | Herbicide tolerance | Transformation with sonication | bar, gusA | Herbicide tolerance | Spain | Zaragoza et al., 2004 | ||
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | Proof of concept | Transformation | GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | Japan | Igasaki et al., 2000 | ||
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | Proof of concept | Transformation | nptII, GUS | Proof-of-concept transformation | India | Kanwar et al., 2003 | ||
Citrus | |||||||||
Citrus sp. | Citrus | (C. sinensis and C. paradisi) × Poncirus trifoliata | Proof of concept | Transformation | nptII, GUS | Proof of concept | Brazil, USA | de Oliveira et al., 2009 | |
Citrus jambhiri | Rough lemon | Proof of concept | Transformation (protoplasts) | nptII and cat | Proof of concept | Israel | Vardi et al., 1990 | ||
Citrus sinensis | Citrus | Disease resistance | Xanthomonas axonopodis | Transformation | hrpN | Resistance to citrus canker | Brazil, USA | Barbosa-Mendes et al., 2009 | |
Sweetgum | |||||||||
Liquidambar styraciflua | Proof of concept | Transformation | Kanamycin and GUS | Proof of concept | USA | Sullivan and Lagrimini, 1993 | |||
Liquidambar formosana | Chinese sweetgum | Stress tolerance | Transformation | AtNHXI | Tolerance to salt stress | China | Qiao et al., 2010 | ||
Liquidambar sp. | Hybrid Sweetgum | L. styraciflua × L. formosana | Phytoremediation | Transformation | ECS and merA | Mercury phytoremediation | USA | Dai et al., 2009 | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Insect resistance | Lymantria dispar | Transformation | Tobacco anionic peroxidase | Gypsy moth resistance | USA | Dowd et al., 1998 | ||
Liquidambar formosana | Chinese sweetgum | Stress tolerance | Transformation | SOD and POD | Tolerance to salt, drought, and cold | China | Renying et al., 2007 | ||
Cocoa | |||||||||
Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Proof of concept | Transformation | Kanamycin and nptII | Proof of concept | USA, Ghana | Sain et al., 1994 | ||
Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Proof of concept | Transformation | uidA | Proof of concept | Brazil | Silva et al., 2009 |
Species | Common Name | Hybrid of? | Insect/Fungus/Pest/Other Trait | Common Name/Taxonomy | Biotech Approach | Targeted Genes/Other | Final Outcome | Country of Report | Reference |
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Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Proof of concept | Transformation | Chi, nptII, and EGFP | Proof of concept | USA | Maximova et al., 2003 | ||
Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Fungal resistance | Colletotrichum gloeosporoides | Transformation | TcChi1 | Resistance to Colletotrichum | USA | Maximova et al., 2006 | |
Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Proof of concept | Somatic embryogenesis | Proof of concept | Colombia | Ramírez et al., 2018 | |||
Theobroma cocoa | Cocoa | Proof of concept | Transformation | GFP | Proof of concept | USA | Fister et al., 2016 |
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