The promoter of a Brassica napus polygalacturonase gene directs pollen expression of β-glucuronidase in transgenic Brassica plants

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 373-378

  Hong, H P ^a   Gerster, J L ^b   Datla, R S S ^a   Albani, D ^b,d   Scoles, G ^c   Keller, W ^a   Robert, L S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brassica; GUS; Pollen; Polygalacturonase; Promoter; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA;

EID: 0030980575     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050242     Document Type: Article

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