A biolistic approach towards producing transgenic Pinus patula embryonal suspensor masses

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-197

  Nigro, Sara A ^a   Makunga, Nokwanda P ^a   Jones, Nicoletta B ^b   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Sappi Forests Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bar gene; Conifer; Genetic transformation; GUS reporter gene; Particle bombardment; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HISTOLOGY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PULP; TISSUE;

BIOLISTIC TRANSFER; EMBRYONAL SUSPENSORS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSGENES;

SOFTWOODS;

FORESTRY; GLUCITOL; HISTOLOGY; PLASTIDS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PULPS; SOFTWOODS; TISSUE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PATULA;

EID: 15044341639     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-004-4630-8     Document Type: Article

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