A vernalization protocol for obtaining progenies from regenerated and transgenic tall fescue plants

Plant Breeding

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 536-538

  Wang, Z Y ^a   Bell, J ^a   Scott, M ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea; Forage and turf grass; Plant regeneration; Transgenic plants; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; RNA VIRUSES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0347030040     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2003.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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