Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Dioscorea zingiberensis Wright, an important pharmaceutical crop

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Zhu, Qi ^a   Wu, Fengtao ^a   Ding, Feng ^a   Ye, Dong ^a   Chen, Yongqin ^a   Li, Yi ^b   Zhifan, Yang ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Acetosyringone; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Dioscorea zingiberensis; Genetic transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CROPS; FORESTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GENE TRANSFER; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

ACETOSYRINGONE; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS; AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS; CO CULTIVATIONS; DIOSCOREA ZINGIBERENSIS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HISTOCHEMICAL ASSAYS; HYGROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; KANAMYCIN RESISTANTS; LEAF SEGMENTS; SELECTIVE MEDIUMS; SHOOT INDUCTIONS; SOUTHERN BLOT ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCIES; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC; TRANSGENIC PLANTS; TUMEFACIENS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ZINGIBERENSIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 59449096205     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-008-9489-3     Document Type: Article

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