Ornamental traits modification by rol genes in Osteospermum ecklonis transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-75

  Giovannini, Annalisa ^a   Zottini, Michela ^b   Morreale, Giacomo ^a   Spena, Angelo ^b   Allavena, Andrea ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Floricoltura   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dimorphotheca; Field trials; Flowering attitude; Growth habit; Transgene segregation

Indexed keywords

COCULTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; OSTEOSPERMUM ECKLONIS;

EID: 0032988670     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-999-0012-2     Document Type: Article

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