Introduction and expression of chitinase encoding genes in carrot following Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Gilbert, M O ^a   Zhang, Y Y ^a   Punja, Z K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daucus carota; genetic transformation; hydrolytic enzyme; tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PETUNIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0030473375     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02822762     Document Type: Article

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