Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Mediated transformation of Leucaena leucocephala - A multipurpose tree legume

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-216

  Rastogi, Smita ^a   Dwivedi, U N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

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Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0042734409     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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