Investigations for improved genetic transformation mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in two rice cultivars

Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-147

  Ali, Shaukat ^a,c   Xianyin, Zhang ^a   Xue, Qingzhong ^a   Hassan, M Jaffer ^a   Qian, Haifeng ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Factors; Gene transformation; Oryza sativa L

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GLUCOSE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GENE TRANSFORMATION; ORYZA SATIVA;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); JAPONICA; ORYZA SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 34848893307     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2007.138.147     Document Type: Article

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