A facile method for screening for phosphinothricin (PPT)-resistant transgenic wheats

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-262

  Rasco Gaunt, Sonriza ^a   Riley, Amanda ^a   Lazzeri, Paul ^a   Barcelo, Pilar ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium evolution assay; Bar gene; Phosphinothricin; Wheat transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; PHENOL; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT BREEDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALICYLATE SODIUM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOASSAY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMMONIUM-EVOLUTION ASSAY; BAR GENES; FACILE METHOD; MULTI WELLS; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; TRANSGENIC WHEAT; WHEAT PLANTS; WHEAT TRANSFORMATION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032955531     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009689906936     Document Type: Article

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