Green fluorescent protein as a tool for monitoring transgene expression in forest tree species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 541-546

  Tian, Lining ^a,b   Levée, Valerie ^a   Mentag, Rachid ^a   Charest, Pierre J ^a   Séguin, Armand ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Pest Management Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Black spruce; GFP; Poplar; Transgenic; Vital marker; White pine

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KANAMYCIN; MICROPROJECTION; PLANT GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS STROBUS; POPULUS;

EID: 0033168544     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.8.541     Document Type: Article

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