The ability of pea transformation technology to transfer genes into peas adapted to western Canadian growing conditions

Plant Science

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-170

  Polowick, P L ^a   Quandt, J ^b   Mahon, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Aventis Cropscience   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Genotype independence; GUS ( glucuronidase); Pea (Pisum sativum); Plant transformation

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CHLORSULFURON; KANAMYCIN;

AGRICULTURE; AGROBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE TRANSFER; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS;

EID: 0034712941     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00267-8     Document Type: Article

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