Additional virulence genes in conjunction with efficient selection scheme, and compatible culture regime enhance recovery of stable transgenic plants in cowpea via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Solleti, S K ^a   Bakshi, S ^a   Sahoo, L ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Geneticin selection; Transgenic cowpea; Vigna unguiculata; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GENETICIN SELECTION; TRANSGENIC COWPEA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; VIRULENCE GENES;

GENE EXPRESSION;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC G 418; DNA; KINETIN; PLASMID VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; CULTIVAR; EXPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT REGENERATION; PLANT SEED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRULENCE; VIRUS GENE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PUSA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; VIR;

EID: 43049086660     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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