Evaluation of microprojectile-mediated DNA delivery and reporter genes for genetic transformation of the Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.)

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 198-202

  Lambardi, M ^a   Lachance, D ^b   Seguin A ^b   Charest, P J ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cypress; DNA transformation; Gymnosperm; Particle bombardment

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DNA ANALYSIS; EMBRYONAL SUSPENSOR TISSUE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NEOMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLANT GENETICS; PLASMID VECTOR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; HELIANTHUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032447997     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050556     Document Type: Article

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