Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system in banana immature fruits

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4039-4042

  Matsumoto, Kazumitsu ^a   Cabral, Glaucia Barbosa ^a   Teixeira, João Batista ^a   Monte, Damares De Castro ^a  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Co cultivation; GUS; Musa; Promoter

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE FUNCTION; GUSA GENE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE; RHIZOBIUM; ULTRASOUND;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; MUSA;

EID: 70349432674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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