A stable and reproducible transformation system for the wetland monocot Juncus accuminatus (bulrush) mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-194

  Nandakumar, Rangaraj ^a   Chen, Li ^b   Rogers, Suzanne M D ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; GUS expression; Phytoremediation; Transgenic plants; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); JUNCUS ACUMINATUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 34249896436     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-006-9015-4     Document Type: Article

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