Genetic transformation of the actinorhizal tree Allocasuarina verticillata by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 897-904

  Franche, C ^a   Diouf, D ^a   Le, Q V ^a   Bogusz, D ^a   N'Diaye, A ^a   Gherbi, H ^a   Gobe C ^a   Duhoux, E ^a,b  

^a Physiol Cell et Molec des Arbres   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALLOCASUARINA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0030951911     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11040897.x     Document Type: Article

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