Gustavo Fermín

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A protocol for efficient transformation and regeneration of Carica papaya L.

Wenqi Cai, Carol Gonsalves, +6 authors Dennis Gonsalves
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
1999

A reproducible and effective biolistic method for transforming papaya (Carica papaya L.) was developed with a transformation-regeneration system that targeted a thin layer of embryogenic tissue. The… (More)

Comparative development and impact of transgenic papayas in Hawaii, Jamaica, and Venezuela.

Gustavo Fermín, Paula F. Tennant, Carol Gonsalves, David W. Lee, Dennis Gonsalves
Methods in molecular biology
2005

We present data concerning the creation of transgenic papayas resistant to Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and their adoption by three different countries: the United States (e.g., Hawaii), Jamaica, and… (More)

Genetic diversity of Phytophthora infestans in the Northern Andean region

Martha Cárdenas, Alejandro Grajales, +10 authors Silvia Restrepo
BMC Genetics
2009

Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the causal agent of potato late blight, is responsible for tremendous crop losses worldwide. Countries in the northern part of the Andes dedicate a large… (More)

Engineered Resistance Against Papaya ringspot virus in Venezuelan Transgenic

Papayas, Gustavo Fermín, Valentina Inglessis, Cesar Garboza, Sergio Rangel, Manuel Dagert
2004

The concept of pathogen-derived resistance (32) gained support with the demonstration that expression of the coat protein (CP) gene of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) protected transgenic tobacco infected… (More)

Opportunities and constraints to biotechnological applications in the Caribbean: transgenic papayas in Jamaica and Venezuela

Gustavo Fermín, Paula F. Tennant
Plant Cell Reports
2010

In this opinion article, we briefly review the status of crop biotechnology research—with emphasis on the development of GM crops—in Jamaica and Venezuela. We focus on the transgenic papayas… (More)

INVENTORY OF BATS AND CULTURABLE PROTEOBACTERIA FROM CUEVA LAS ESCALERAS (TÁCHIRA, VENEZUELA): EVIDENCE OF POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH RISKS

Caves are common roosts used by bats as permanent places for the settlement of stable colonies because caves are minimally affected by environmental conditions. Although Venezuela is a cave-rich… (More)

Comparative Linkage Mapping in Three Guava Mapping Populations and Construction of an Integrated Reference Map in Guava

Eleanore Ritter, A. Herrán, +15 authors Wolfgang Rohde
2010

Integrated parental linkage maps have been constructed in three guava mapping populations (‘Enana’ × “N”, ‘Enana’ × ‘Suprema Roja’ and ‘Enana’ × ‘Belic L-207’) based on AFLP and SSR markers. Between… (More)

Update on the development of virus-resistant papaya: virus-resistant transgenic papaya for people in rural communities of Thailand.

Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul, Nonglak Sarindu, +9 authors Dennis Gonsalves
Food and nutrition bulletin
2005

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is one of the most important and preferred crops in rural communities in Thailand. Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is a serious disease of papaya throughout Thailand. Efforts… (More)

DIVERSITY OF BACTERIA IN THE SEXUALLY SELECTED EPAULETTES OF THE LITTLE YELLOW-SHOULDERED BAT Sturnira lilium (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE)

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