Genetic transformation of Populus genotypes with different chimaeric gene constructs: Transformation efficiency and molecular analysis

Transgenic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-121

  Fladung, Matthias ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^b   Ahuja, M Raj ^a  

^a Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

^b TROPICAL FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

agrobacterium; aspen; Populus; transformation; transposition

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030943697     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018421620040     Document Type: Article

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