The first decade of maize transformation: A review and future perspective

Maydica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Armstrong, C L ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Biolistics; Free DNA; Genetic transformation; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MAIZE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032943911     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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