High-efficiency, microprojectile-mediated cotransformation of sugarcane, using visible or selectable markers

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-249

  Bower, Robert ^a   Elliott, Adrian R ^a   Potier, Bernard A M ^a   Birch, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Antibiotic G418; Luciferase; Phosphinothricin; Saccharum; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; EFFICIENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

ANTIBIOTIC G418; COTRANSFORMATION; EMBRYOGENIC CALLI; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERASE ACTIVITIES; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; SACCHARUM; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION;

ANTIBIOTICS;

EID: 25444467770     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00564201     Document Type: Article

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