BpMADS4 - A MADS box gene of birch induces flowers on transgenic apple plants in vitro

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 738, Issue , 2007, Pages 307-312

  Flachowsky, H ^a   Hanke, M V ^a   Elo, A ^b   Sopanen, T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Early flowering; Malus x domestica; Real time PCR; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 71049161673     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.738.34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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