Scientists from an Israeli seed company,Kaiima have produced the world’s first tetraploid castor plant with the objective of improving multiple traits in diploid castor including oil content for biofuel production, photosynthetic efficiency and better adaption to local field conditions.Reports say that the firm has followed an unique biotechnological technique called “Clean Genome Manipulation”(CGM) to achieve chromosomal doubling instead of a routine colchicine treatment which seems to be associated with induction of DNA lesions in plants where the genome is manipulated by exact multiples of the basic chromosome number.The producers further believe that the plant would revolutionize the biofuel production through increased yield after a successful evaluation of field trials.In addition, the castor plant produced is not a Genetically Modified Plant says the product manager of Kaiima, Ariel Krolzig.
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An Extra ordinary work in Castor, Still Biotechnology work still little.
There is a wider scope of Hybridization Breeding programme because there is huge variable germplasm in India and Brazil which is still not use in Breeding because if breed derivative .
Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
We are castor bean producers in Brazil and would like to contact KAIIMA.
Can you give us their contact address
Thank you in advance
Tom GOOSSENS
Superverde
Respected Sir
Thanks for your query.
The contact address of Kaiima:
Kaiima.
10 Harimonim St. P.O.Box 508 Kfar Tavor, 15241, Israel
Tel: +972 4 9530148.
Fax: +972 4 9534720.
Efax: 153 4 9534720.
Email:info@kaiima.com
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sounds very convincing. we are just starting to cultivate the plants and are looking for the best possible species, varieties or cultivars. Are your seeds ready for sale?