Analysis of octopine left border-directed DNA transfer from Agrobacterium to plants

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-56

  Ramanathan, V A I ^a   Veluthambi, K ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; binary vector; left border; long transfer; southern analysis; T DNA transfer

Indexed keywords

CARBELIN; CARBENICILLIN; KANAMYCIN; OCTOPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFER; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0029886179     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02716812     Document Type: Article

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