Genetic transformation of Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk) - An apomictic tropical forage grass

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 974-980

  Dalton, S J ^a   Bettany, A J E ^a   Bhat, V ^b   Gupta, M G ^b   Bailey, K ^a   Timms, E ^a   Morris, P ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Co transformation; Dichanthium; Microprojectile bombardment; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

TROPICAL GRASS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CINNAMATES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCURONIDASE; HYGROMYCIN B; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POACEAE; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOIL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

DICHANTHIUM; DICHANTHIUM ANNULATUM; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038643937     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0600-2     Document Type: Article

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