Agrobacterium-mediated transient GUS gene expression in buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.)

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-458

  Batra, Shweta ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^b,c  

^a BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Cenchrus ciliaris; Forage quality; Gus gene

Indexed keywords

ACETOSYRINGONE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PLANT DNA;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CENCHRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; STANDARDIZATION;

CENCHRUS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 0344196738     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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