Genetic transformation of silver birch (Betula pendula) by particle bombardment

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 607-613

  Valjakka, Maarit ^a,b   Aronen, Tuija ^a   Kangasjärvi, Jaakko ^b   Vapaavuori, Elina ^a   Haggman, Hely ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biolistic transformation; Transgenic plantlets

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CALLUS CULTURE; CLONAL VARIATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NEOMYCIN PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE GENE; RIBULOSE 1,5 BIPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE OXYGENASE; SHOOT TIP CULTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 0034192986     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.9.607     Document Type: Article

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