Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and production of semilooper resistant transgenic castor (Ricinus communis L.)

Euphytica

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-449

  Malathi, B ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   Venkateswara Rao, K ^a   Dashavantha Reddy, V ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Castor semi looper; cryIAb gene; Herbicide tolerance; Insect resistance; Super binary vectors; Transgenic castor

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; INSECTA; RHIZOBIUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33646468792     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-9043-x     Document Type: Article

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