Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and expression of foreign genes in Medicago truncatula

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-270

  Wang, Jing Hong ^a   Rose, Ray J ^a   Donaldson, Bruce I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0000555020     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP9960265     Document Type: Article

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