Transformation of rice mediated by Agrabacterium tumefaciens

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 205-218

  Hiei, Yukoh ^a   Komari, Toshihiko ^a   Kubo, Tomoaki ^a  

^a JAPAN TOBACCO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agrabacterium tumefaciens; Monocotyledons; Rice; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGRABACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 0031239761     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005847615493     Document Type: Article

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