Cowpea

Transformation Services: Empowering Academic and Non-Profit Sectors

We have licensed some technologies from private companies to allow us flexibility in offering various techniques to perform these services for academic/non-profit entities.

Our process uses a mature embryo for transformation which reduces the overall time to 6-8 months from start to T1 seed harvest. This direct shooting method also virtually eliminates any somoclonal variation seen with other types of callus based systems. We also offer complete vector cloning services to quickly design and construct your vector to ensure quality and compatibility with our system.

Additional Services and Crops

In addition to our standard Maize and Sorghum protocols, we are currently working to optimize our morphogenic regulator processes. We’ve licensed technologies from private companies to allow us flexibility in offering various techniques to perform these services for academic/non-profit as well as private entities

We no longer routinely offer transformation services for Wheat, Brachypodium or Barley. If interested in further information, please contact Alvar Carlson arcarlson@wisc.edu