T-DNA tagging of a flowering-time gene and improved gene transfer by in planta transformation of Arabidopsis

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Richardson, Kim ^a   Fowler, Sarah ^b   Pullen, Carly ^b   Skelton, Caryl ^a   Morris, Bret ^a   Putterill, Jo ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Flowering time gene; GIGANTEA; In planta transformation; T DNA tagging

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GENE MUTATION; GENE TAGGING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PHENOTYPE;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0031943963     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97109     Document Type: Article

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