Production of a biodegradable plastic polymer, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, in transgenic alfalfa

Agriculture & Biology

• polyhydroxybutyrate 100%
• biodegradability 70%
• alfalfa 68%
• plastics 57%
• genetically modified organisms 56%
• polymers 55%
• transgenic plants 28%
• plastids 17%
• Cupriavidus necator 15%
• biochemical pathways 10%
• genes 8%
• leaves 8%
• genetic transformation 6%
• economic valuation 6%
• Medicago sativa 6%
• Agrobacterium 6%
• composite polymers 6%
• germplasm 5%
• granules 5%
• chloroplasts 5%
• forage 4%
• plant growth 4%
• RNA 4%
• synthesis 3%
• crops 3%
• DNA 3%
• enzymes 2%