Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making transgenic plants. Heterologous DNA is first introduced into a donor plant, plant cell or protoplast, and then moved from the donor to a recipient plant, plant cell or protoplast unaccompanied by any native genomic DNA of the donor. The donor and recipient are chosen that produce unstable progeny or demonstrate preferential segregation or sorting out. The DNA may be inserted randomly or at specific locations in the genome of the recipient plant. Also disclosed are transgenic plants produced by the methods, and plant progeny, plant parts and seeds and seed parts from the plants.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for transforming plastids and moving transformed plastids from one plant to another. Also disclosed are transplastomic plants, parts thereof, and seed derived therefrom. Further disclosed is a cell or protoplast of a plant, or a culture thereof (e.g., a callus culture) wherein the cell or protoplast contains a plastid obtained from a cell of a genetically distinct plant and that contains a nucleic acid of interest.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for transforming plastids and moving transformed plastids from one plant to another. Also disclosed are transplastomic plants, parts thereof, and seed derived therefrom. Further disclosed is a cell or protoplast of a plant, or a culture thereof (e.g., a callus culture) wherein the cell or protoplast contains a plastid obtained from a cell of a genetically distinct plant and that contains a nucleic acid of interest.