Co-transformation as a potential tool to create multiple and durable disease resistance in banana (Musa spp.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 461, Issue , 1998, Pages 361-365

  Remy, S ^b   Francois I ^b   Cammue, B P A ^a,b   Swennen, R ^b   Sagi L ^b  

^a Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell suspension; Particle bombardment; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242464689     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.461.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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