Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.), IR64 with mungbean LEA protein gene for water-stress tolerance

American Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 101-110

  Rajesh, S ^a,b   Krishnaveni, S ^a   Sudhakar, D ^a   Raveendran, M ^a   Sivakumar, P ^a,c   Gnanam, R ^a   Manickam, A ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b National Research Centre for Soybean India   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; indica rice; LEA; Mature seed derived calli; Rice transformation; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ORYZA SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 57749091911     PISSN: 15574539     EISSN: 15574547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajpp.2008.101.110     Document Type: Article

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