The CP4 transgene provides high levels of tolerance to Roundup® herbicide in field-grown hybrid poplars

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 967-976

  Meilan, Richard ^a   Han, K H ^a,g   Ma, C ^a   DiFazio, S P ^a   Eaton, J A ^b   Hoien, E A ^c   Stanton, B J ^d   Crockett, R P ^e   Taylor, M L ^e   James, R R ^a,h   Skinner, J S ^a   Jouanin, L ^f   Pilate, G ^f   Strauss, S H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Potlatch Corporation   (United States)

^c GreenWood Resources   (United States)

^d GreenWood Resources   (United States)

^e MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; HERBICIDES;

TRANSGENIC LINES;

FORESTRY;

GLYPHOSATE;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; GLYPHOSATE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SILVICULTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

FIELD EXPERIMENT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOTYPE; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; HYBRID; RURAL AREA; TRANSGENE; UNITED STATES;

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA SUBSP. TRICHOCARPA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 18744369589     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-015     Document Type: Article

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