Inheritance of transgenes in transgenic tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-282

  Wang, Z Y ^a   Bell, J ^a   Ge, Y X ^a   Lehmann, D ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolistic transformation; Forage grass; Microprojectile bombardment; Transgenic plants; Turf grass

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0037870621     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002392     Document Type: Article

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