Agronomic and morphological characterization of Agrobacterium-transformed Bt rice plants

Euphytica

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-352

  Shu, Qing Yao ^a   Cui, Hai Rui ^a   Ye, Gong Yin ^a   Wu, Dian Xing ^a   Xia, Ying Wu ^a   Gao, Ming Wei ^a   Altosaar, Illimar ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium transformation; Oryza sativa L.; Somaclonal variation; Transgensis

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; ORYZA SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0036035312     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020358617257     Document Type: Article

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