Dehydrating immature embryo split apices and rehydrating with Agrobacterium tumefaciens: A new method for genetically transforming recalcitrant sunflower

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-345

  Hewezi, Tarek ^a   Perrault, Annie ^a   Alibert, Gilbert ^a   Kallerhoff, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Bombardment; Dehydration rehydration; Infiltration; Transgenic sunflower

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 4544326995     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02772121     Document Type: Review

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