The possibility of micropropagation and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Kalmia latifolia

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 441-444

  Pavingerova D ^a   Sediva J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ericaceae; GUS assay; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; KANAMYCIN; MICROPROPAGATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

KALMIA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0032719072     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002477505487     Document Type: Article

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