Patent ID: 8148609

Claim:
A method for transforming tissue from a plant of the genus Eriodictyon tissue comprising the steps of: inoculating leaf tissue from an Eriodictyon plant with an Agrobacterium suspension diluted to about OD 600 0.005 to 0.5, the Agrobacterium containing at least one genetic component encoding a desired protein capable of being transferred to the leaf tissue and of directing the expression of the desired protein in the plant; co-cultivating the leaf tissue with the Agrobacterium ; wherein the co-cultivating is for no more than two days and/or the Agrobacterium suspension is about OD 600 0.03 or lower; transferring the tissue to recovery media containing an antibiotic for eliminating the Agrobacterium and allowing the tissue to recover for at least 7 days; and selecting transformed plant tissue.