Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Gene integration, expression and inheritance

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 485-491

  Polowick, P L ^a   Baliski, D S ^a   Mahon, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Chickpea; Cicer arietinum; Genetic transformation; GUS ( glucuronidase)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CULTIVATION; ENZYMES; GENES; TISSUE CULTURE;

EMBRYONIC AXES; FUSION GENE CONFERENCING; SHOOT ELONGATION; SHOOT INITIATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INHERITANCE; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT SEED; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CICER; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE FUSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOME, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEEDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL TESTS; CULTIVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMES; EXPLANTS; GENES; PLANTS; PLASTIDS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 11144231075     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-004-0857-0     Document Type: Article

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