Genetic transformation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and stable transmission of the transgenes to progeny

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-312

  Popelka, J Carlos ^a   Gollasch, Stephanie ^a   Moore, Andy ^a   Molvig, Lisa ^a   Higgins, Thomas J V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation of cowpea; in vitro culture of cowpea; Transgenic cowpea

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION OF COWPEA; IN VITRO CULTURE OF COWPEA; TRANSGENIC COWPEA;

CROPS;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LEGUME; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOBIUM; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CULTURE MEDIA; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOBIUM; SELECTION (GENETICS); TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA; FARM CROPS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECTS; PROGENY;

AGROBACTERIUM; INSECTA; RHIZOBIUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33645226263     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-005-0053-x     Document Type: Article

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