Hygromycin resistance is an effective selectable marker for biolistic transformation of black spruce (Picea mariana)

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 358-362

  Tian, L N ^a,b   Charest, P J ^a   Seguin A ^a   Rutledge, R G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Pest Management Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biolistics; Conifer transformation; Hygromycin selection; Picea mariana; Transgenic trees

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HYGROMYCIN; HYGROMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REGENERATION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0034073749     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050740     Document Type: Article

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