T-DNA transfer in meristematic cells of maize provided with intracellular Agrobacterium

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 355-360

  Escudero, Jesús ^a,c   Neuhaus, Günther ^b   Schläppi, Michael ^a,d   Hohn, Barbara ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; GRAMINAE; POACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030512370     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10020355.x     Document Type: Article

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