Production of transgenic wheat through particle bombardment of scutellar tissues: Frequency is influenced by culture duration

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 418-423

  Takumi, Shigeo ^a   Shimada, Takiko ^a  

^a Ishikawa Agricultural College   (Japan)

Author keywords

co transformation; culture duration; particle bombardment; transgenic plant; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029928344     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80143-X     Document Type: Article

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