Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Larix decidua: An assessment of factors influencing the efficiency of gus gene transfer

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Ismail, Ghada ^a,c   Schnabl, Heide ^a   Zoglauer, Kurt ^b   Boehm, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE TRANSFER; PLANT BREEDING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 4444300182     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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