Multiple traits of agronomic importance in transgenic indica rice plants: Analysis of transgene integration patterns, expression levels and stability

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 471-480

  Maqbool, Shahina Bano ^a,b   Christou, Paul ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Basmati 370 and M7 varieties; Particle bombardment; Snowdrop lectin (GNA); Transgenic rice; endotoxins (Cry1Ac and Cry2A)

Indexed keywords

EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

BASMATI 370 AND M7 VARIETY; EXPRESSION LEVELS; HYGROMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE GENES; INDICA RICE; PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; SNOWDROP LECTIN (GNA); TRANSGENE; TRANSGENE COPY NUMBERS; TRANSGENIC RICE; Δ-ENDOTOXIN (CRY1AC AND CRY2A);

GENES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GALANTHUS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0032862493     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009634226797     Document Type: Article

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