High frequency regeneration and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-78

  Suri, S S ^a,b   Saini, A R K ^a,c   Ramawat, K G ^a  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea var. italica; GUS; Regeneration; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; RADIOBACTER; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 19744379228     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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