Protocol describes the use of glufosinate ammonium to select transformed Arabidopsis plants. The major advantage of glufosinate ammonium selection is that it can be performed on plants growing in soil and does not require the use of sterile techniques. - [Read Glufosinate Ammonium Selection of Transformed Arabidopsis Protocol]
The most commonly used markers for selection of transgenic Arabidopsis are resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin and to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium. Resistance to kanamycin is conferred by a bacterial gene encoding the enzyme neomycin phosphotransferase (NPT). In this protocol, kanamycin-resistant seedlings are selected on solid medium. - [Read Kanamycin Selection of Transformed Arabidopsis Protocol]