The use of agrobacterium rhizogenes and its rol-genes for quality improvement in ornamentals

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 275-287

  Christensen, B ^a   Muller R ^b  

^a AgroTech A/S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ornamental plants; Ri plasmid; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES;

EID: 70749154823     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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