A detoxification gene in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum confers 2,4-D tolerance

Weed Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 401-404

  Last, David I ^a   Llewellyn, Danny J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop injury; Herbicide resistance; Promoter; Targeted gene expression; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0032698447     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0043174500091980     Document Type: Article

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