Plant recovery following transformation of avocado with anti-fungal protein and sam hydrolase genes

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 738, Issue , 2007, Pages 447-450

  Litz, Richard E ^a   Raharjo, Simon H T ^a   Gómez Lim, Miguel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air layering; Micrografting; Persea americana; Somatic embryo

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 71049149629     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.738.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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