Transgenic Grain Legumes Obtained by in Planta Electroporation-Mediated Gene Transfer

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-96

  Chowrira, Gangamma M ^a   Akella, Vani ^b   Fuerst, Patrick E ^a   Lurquin, Paul F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Electroporation; Lentil; Nodal meristems; Pea; Soybean; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; PEA; PLANT; STAINING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA, PLANT; ELECTROPORATION; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GLUCURONIDASE; PEAS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030120533     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02789058     Document Type: Article

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