Recovery of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) plants transformed with the antifungal plant defensin gene PDF1.2

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 254-262

  Raharjo, Simon H T ^a,b   Witjaksono, N F N ^a,c   Gomez Lim, Miguel A ^d   Padilla, Guillermo ^a   Litz, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Pattimura   (Indonesia)

^c Bogor Botanic Gardens   (Indonesia)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avocado; Genetic transformation; Phosphinothricin; Somatic embryo

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 50249164752     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-008-9117-2     Document Type: Article

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