Citrus biotechnology: Achievements, limitations and future directions

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-22

  Singh, Sandeepa ^a   Rajam, Manchikatla V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Citrus regeneration; Citrus sinensis; Citrus transformation; Citrus tristeza virus

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 67249101585     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-009-0001-2     Document Type: Article

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