Expression of the gus A gene in embryogenic cell lines of sitka spruce following Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 306, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Drake, P M W ^a   John, A ^b   Power, J B ^a   Davey, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; embryonal suspensor masses; GUS activity; Sitka spruce; transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031040940     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.1.151     Document Type: Article

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