Rapid transformation and regeneration of alfalfa (Medicago falcata L.) via direct somatic embryogenesis

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 155-166

  Shao, C Y ^a   Russinova, E ^a   Iantcheva, A ^a   Atanassov, A ^a   McCormac, A ^a   Chen, D F ^a   Elliott, M C ^a   Slater, A ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cell division cycle; Somatic embryogenesis; Transformation

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE FUSION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; KINETIN; LEAF EXPLANT; PROMOTER REGION; REGENERATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TETRAPLOIDY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

MEDICAGO FALCATA;

EID: 0033852774     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006306909722     Document Type: Article

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