Stable genetic transformation of embryogenic cultures of Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann fir) and regeneration of transgenic plants

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 725-730

  Find, Jens I ^a,b   Charity, Julia A ^a   Grace, Lynette J ^a   Kristensen, Michel M M H ^b   Krogstrup, Peter ^b   Walter, Christian ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abies nordmanniana; Biolistic ; Gene expression; Genetic engineering; Nordmann fir; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES NORDMANNIANA;

EID: 32944475113     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2005704     Document Type: Article

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