Identification and localization of transformed cells in Agrobacterium tumefaciens-induced plant tumors

Planta

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Rezmer, Claudia ^a   Schlichting, Ralf ^a   Wächter, Rebecca ^a   Ullrich, Cornelia I ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Agrobacterium induced plant tumors; Auxin; Crown gall (degree of transformation); Ricinus (tumors); T DNA (wild type)

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; KATANCHOE DAIGREMONTIANA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0032727103     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050742     Document Type: Article

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