The same approach has been applied to other coffee
genotypes, and more than 100 plants from two C.
arabica accessions, corresponding to independent
transformation events, are already available. It is
intended that genetically modified plants from both
species, C. canephora and C. arabica, will soon be
produced. The results presented in this work open the
way to new opportunities to improve the coffee species,
not only for other agronomic traits but also for those of
technological interest. With respect to these perspectives,
the recent cloning of a coffee seed specific
promoter (Marraccini et al. 1999) is an important
contribution towards further developments