Potential for introducing cold tolerance into papaya by transformation with C-repeat binding factor (CBF) genes

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-202

  Dhekney, S A ^a   Litz, R E ^a   Moraga Amador, D A ^b   Yadav, A K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Carica; Genetic transformation; Somatic embryo

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; RHIZOBIUM; VASCONCELLEA;

EID: 34249863609     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-006-9020-7     Document Type: Article

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