Invited review: Brassica biotechnology: Progress in cellular and molecular biology

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 542-551

  Cardoza, Vinitha ^a   Stewart Jr , C Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Brassica; Genetic transformation; Marker assisted selection; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA;

EID: 12544258101     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004568     Document Type: Review

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