Inheritance and expression of introduced DNA in transgenic onion plants (Allium cepa)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Eady, Colin C ^a   Reader, Jill ^a   Davis, Sheree ^a   Dale, Tracey ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Allium cepa; Gene expression; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0038581957     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00244.x     Document Type: Article

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