A transient assay for evaluating promoters in wheat endosperm tissue

Genome

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 865-871

  Clarke, B C ^a   Appels, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Particle bombardment; Transient assay; Wheat endosperm; secalin gene

Indexed keywords

ENDOSPERM; GENE TRANSFER; PROMOTER REGION; WHEAT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032465571     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g98-091     Document Type: Article

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