Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Japanese lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) containing a synthetic cryIA(b) gene from Bacillus thuringiensis

Plant Breeding

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-432

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Wu, D ^b   Zhang, Li ^a   Yang, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Genetic manipulation; Insecticidal crystal protein; Zoysia japonica

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 34447500273     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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