An improved green fluorescent protein gene as a vital marker in plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 893-900

  Pang, Sheng Zhi ^a   DeBoer, David L ^a   Wan, Yuechun ^a   Ye, Guangning ^a   Layton, Jeanne G ^a   Neher, Margaret K ^a   Armstrong, Charles L ^a   Fry, Joyce E ^a   Hinchee, Maud A W ^a   Fromm, Michael E ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SCYPHOZOA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 10544244586     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.3.893     Document Type: Article

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