Somaclonal variation and stability of GUS gene expression in transgenic agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis) plants at the flowering stage

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-87

  Mori, Shiro ^a,c   Oka, Eriko ^a   Umehara, Hiroto ^a   Suzuki, Sakae ^a,d   Kobayashi, Hitoshi ^b   Hoshi, Yosuke ^b   Kondo, Masayoshi ^b   Koike, Yosuke ^b   Nakano, Masaru ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mountainous Region Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

^c TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liliaceous ornamental; Morphological variation; Pollen fertility; Transgene stability; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

AGAPANTHUS; AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX; AGROBACTERIUM; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; RHIZOBIUM; VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 34250659279     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-006-9012-7     Document Type: Article

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