DNA Content in Embryo and Endosperm of Maize Kernel (Zea mays L.): Impact on GMO Quantification

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1044-1048

  Trifa, Youssef ^a,b   Zhang, David ^a  

^a Laboratoire BIOGEVES   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Certified reference materials; DNA; Embryos; Endosperm; Genetically modified organisms; Maize; Tegument

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; EMBRYO CELL; ENDOSPERM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; TRANSGENE;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1542377353     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf034574+     Document Type: Article

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