Here we present a protocol that facilitates the medium to high throughput functional characterization of gene and promoter constructs in tree secondary stem tissue within comparatively short time frames. It is efficient, easy to use and widely applicable to a range of tree species.
Spokevicius, A., Taylor, L., Melder, E., Van Beveren, K., Tibbits, J., Creux, N., Bossinger, G. The Use of Induced Somatic Sector Analysis (ISSA) for Studying Genes and Promoters Involved in Wood Formation and Secondary Stem Development. J. Vis. Exp. (116), e54553, doi:10.3791/54553 (2016).