Genetic transformation through the use of hyperhydric tobacco meristems

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-80

  Zimmerman, Thomas W ^a,b   Scorza, Ralph ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Chimera; Microprojectile bombardment; rolC; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; GENES; GOLD COATINGS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEED;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CHIMERA; GLUCURONIDASE; GOLD PARTICLES; HYPERHYDRIC; MICROPROJECTILE BOMBARDMENT; PLANT TRANSFORMANTS; ROLC; TUMEFACIENS; WHOLE PLANTS;

TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030062061     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00171353     Document Type: Article

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