Investigation on stability of transgenes and their expression in transgenic apple plants (Malus x domestica Borkh.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 663, Issue , 2004, Pages 419-424

  Reim, S ^a   Hanke, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; DNA methylation; Ex vitro plants; Grafting; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349172292     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.663.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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