Low probability of chloroplast movement from oilseed rape (Brassica napus) into wild Brassica rapa

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 390-3292

  Scott, Susan E ^a   Wilkinson, Mike J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Chloroplast transformation; Genetic modification; Risk assessment; Transplastomic crops

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHLOROPLAST; CROP; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 0345434848     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/7952     Document Type: Article

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