Evaluation of a herbicide-resistant trait conferred by the bar gene driven by four distinct promoters in transgenic blueberry plants

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 605-611

  Song, Guo Qing ^a   Sink, Kenneth C ^a   Callow, Peter W ^a   Baughan, Rebecca ^a   Hancock, James F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glufosinate ammonium; Small fruit crop; Transgene expression; Vaccinium corymbosum; Woody plant

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM DARROWII;

EID: 47749111676     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.133.4.605     Document Type: Article

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