Recovery and characterization of transgenic plants from two spring wheat cultivars with low embryogenesis efficiencies by the bombardment of isolated scutella

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-19

  Li, Baochun ^a,b   Leung, Nick ^a   Caswell, Karen ^a   Chibbar, Ravindra N ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; Isolated scutella; Transgene expression; Transgene inheritance; Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037280894     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002372     Document Type: Article

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