Genomics, molecular genetics & biotechnology: A rapid and direct approach to identify promoters that confer high levels of gene expression in monocots

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1805-1813

  Yang, Meizhu ^a   Bower, Robert ^b   Burow, Mark D ^a   Paterson, Andrew H ^c   Mirkov, T Erik ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Grain Biotech Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141459234     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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