rol-Gene expression in transgenic aspen (Populus tremula) plants results in accelerated growth and improved stem production index

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Tzfira, Tzvi ^a   Vainstein, Alexander ^a   Altman, Arie ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizogenes; PopuIus tremula; Rol genes; Transgenic poplar

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; PLANT GENETICS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; EMBRYOPHYTA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS TREMULA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0032747444     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009753     Document Type: Article

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