Development of transgenic pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) plants resistant to downy mildew

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 927-935

  Latha, A Madhavi ^a   Rao, K V ^a   Reddy, T P ^a   Reddy, V D ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Downy mildew; Particle inflow gun method; Pennisetum glaucum; Sclerospora graminicola; Synthetic pin gene; Transgenic pearl millet

Indexed keywords

DOWNY MILDEW; PARTICLE-INFLOW-GUN METHOD; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA; SYNTHETIC PIN GENES; TRANSGENIC PEARL MILLET;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PROTEINS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OOMYCETES; PEARL MILLET; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

OOMYCETES; PENNISETUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 33747400476     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0141-6     Document Type: Article

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