Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cereals - From technique development to its application

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-88

  Nadolska Orczyk, Anna ^a   Orczyk, Wacław ^a   Przetakiewicz, Anna ^a  

^a PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Barley; Cereals; Maize; Rice; Transformation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CEREAL GRAIN; DNA TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING; PLASMID VECTOR; REPORTER GENE; RICE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034050797     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-000-0011-8     Document Type: Review

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