Delivery of N-methyltransferase and 11S globulin promoters of Coffea canephora Pex Fr. by tissue electroporation and analysis of transformational events

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Kumar, Vinod ^a   Satyanarayana, K V ^a   Ramakrishna, A ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

11S globulin promoter; Coffea canephora; N methyltransferase; Tissue electroporation

Indexed keywords

COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 34547211350     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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