Biolistic transformation of sorghum using a rice chitinase gene

Journal of Genetics and Breeding

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-252

  Zhu, H ^a   Muthukrishnan, S ^a   Krishnaveni, S ^a   Wilde, G ^a   Jeoung, J M ^a   Liang, G H ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Southern and western analyses; Tissue culture; Transgenic plants; Tx 430

Indexed keywords

BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CHITINASE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT BREEDING; RICE; SORGHUM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032448830     PISSN: 03949257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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