Selection of transgenic flax plants is facilitated by spectinomycin

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-137

  Bretagne Sagnard, Bérénice ^a   Chupeau, Yves ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Flax; Gene transfer; Hypocotyl; Neomycin; Spectinomycin

Indexed keywords

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0030062058     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01969431     Document Type: Article

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