Production of herbicide-resistant highbush blueberry 'Legacy' by agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the bar gene

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 738, Issue , 2007, Pages 397-408

  Song, G Q ^a   Roggers, R A ^a   Sink, K C ^a   Particka, M ^a   Zandstra, B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophenol red; EHA105; Glufosinate; PCR; Phosphinothricin; Small fruit crop

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; RHIZOBIUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 47749149295     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.738.48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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