Production of a biodegradable plastic polymer, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, in transgenic alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 919-927

  Saruul, Purev ^a   Srienc, Friedrich ^b   Somers, David A ^c   Samac, Deborah A ^d  

^a Dep of Plant Pathology   (United States)

^b 240 Gortner Laboratories   (United States)

^c 411 Borlaug Hall ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES EUTROPHUS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; RHIZOBIUM; WAUTERSIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0036242523     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2002.9190     Document Type: Article

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