Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of embryogenic tissues of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-300

  Jeyaramraja, P R ^a,b   Nithya Meenakshi, S ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDFRAG Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Embryogenie tissue; Tea; Transformation; uidA expression

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33645580037     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 07359640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02772761     Document Type: Article

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