Transmission of a Bacillus thuringiensis cry3Aa transgene from diploid to tetraploid potato using 4x-2x hybridization: Effect of ploidy increase on transgene expression and implications for TPS hybrid production

Plant Breeding

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-228

  Johnson, A A T ^a   Nault, B A ^a   Veilleux, R E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2n gametes; Polyploidy; Solanum spp.; Transgene silencing; True potato seed

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; EUKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0038481554     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.2003.00862.x     Document Type: Article

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