Genetic transformation of Brassica

Plant Breeding

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-225

  Poulsen, G B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brassica Agrobacterium; direct gene transfer; genetic transformation; selection marker; transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0029861079     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1996.tb00907.x     Document Type: Review

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