Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plants: The role of host

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-212

  Karami, O ^a   Esna Ashari, M ^a   Kurdistani, G Karimi ^b   Aghavaisi, B ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

T DNA; Vir gene; VIR protein

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; RHIZOBIUM; VIR;

EID: 70349332899     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0041-z     Document Type: Review

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