Recent advances in the development of transgenic papaya technology

Biotechnology Annual Review

Volumn 14, Issue , 2008, Pages 423-462

  Tecson Mendoza, Evelyn Mae ^a   C Laurena, Antonio ^a   Botella, José Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

biosafety; Carica papaya; genetically modified; long shelf life papaya; papaya; PRSV resistant papaya; transgenic

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ETHYLENE; HERBICIDE;

ALUMINUM OVERLOAD; BIOSAFETY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT FIRMNESS; FRUIT RIPENING; HORTICULTURE; MITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPAYA; PATENT; PHYTOPHTHORA; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARICA; FORECASTING; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CARICA PAPAYA; PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS; PHYTOPHTHORA;

EID: 46449128891     PISSN: 13872656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-2656(08)00019-7     Document Type: Review

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