Improved bioassay method for plant transformation inhibitors

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2328-2333

  Kanzaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kagemori, Toshihiko ^a   Asano, Satomi ^a   Kawazu, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Colorimetric measurement; Fluorometric measurement; GUS assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000852807     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.2328     Document Type: Article

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