Improving genetic transformation of European chestnut and cryopreservation of transgenic lines

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-288

  Corredoira, E ^a   San Jose M C ^a   Vieitez, A M ^a   Ballester, A ^a  

^a Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Castanea sativa; Embryogenic lines

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM; CASTANEA SATIVA; EMBRYOGENIC LINES; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AGROBACTERIUM; CASTANEA SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 35448953948     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-007-9295-3     Document Type: Article

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