Evaluation of transformation in peach Prunus persica explants using green fluorescent protein (GFP) and beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter genes

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-314

  Padilla, Isabel M G ^a,d   Golis, Agnieszka ^b   Gentile, Adele ^c   Damiano, Carmine ^c   Scorza, Ralph ^e  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

^c ISF   (Italy)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation; Genetic engineering; Marker genes; Regeneration; Selection; Tree fruit

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FORESTRY; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; SELECTION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS TRANSFORMATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); MARKER GENES; REGENERATION;

FRUITS;

BACTERIA; FORESTRY; FRUITS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33646492357     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-005-9039-1     Document Type: Article

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