Cotton Crop Improvement Through Genetic Engineering

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-208

  John, Maliyakal E ^a  

^a 8520 University Green   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Fiber traits; Genes; Insect and herbicide resistance; Promoters; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0000081933     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388559709146613     Document Type: Article

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