The impact of TI-plasmid-derived gene vectors on the study of the mechanism of action of phytohormones

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue , 1997, Pages 45-66

  Walden, R ^a   Reiss, B ^a   Koncz, C ^a   Schell, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Phytohormones; Plant transformation vectors; T DNA

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0030766114     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.45     Document Type: Review

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