Transformation of triploid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon x C. transvaalensis cv. TifEagle) by means of biolistic bombardment

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 860-864

  Zhang, G ^a   Lu, S ^b   Chen, T A ^a   Funk, C R ^a   Meyer, W A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biolistics; Hygromycin phosphotransferase gene; Transformation; Triploid bermudagrass

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BIOLISTIC BOMBARDMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS;

EID: 0037702843     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0585-x     Document Type: Article

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