Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Melastoma malabathricum and Tibouchina semidecandra with sense and antisense dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR) genes

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-67

  Yong, Wilson Thau Lym ^a   Abdullah, Janna Ong ^b   Mahmood, Maziah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Colour; Dihydroflavonol 4 reductase gene; Melastoma malabathricum; Tibouchina semidecandra

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYMERIC GLASS; POLYMERS;

AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION; COLOUR; DIHYDROFLAVONOL-4-REDUCTASE GENE; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; TIBOUCHINA SEMIDECANDRA;

GENES;

AGROBACTERIUM; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; RHIZOBIUM; TIBOUCHINA SEMIDECANDRA;

EID: 57049093286     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-008-9460-3     Document Type: Article

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