agroinoculation

noun

Meaning

A laboratory technique that uses the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens to transfer specific genetic material into a host plant.

Examples

  • The team performed agroinoculation on the tobacco plants to test the efficacy of the new viral vector.
  • Successful agroinoculation requires precise control over the bacterial concentration and the incubation temperature.

Synonyms: gene transfer, transformation, Agrobacterium-mediated delivery