Elimination of marker genes and targeted integration via FLP/FRT recombination system from yeast in hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.)

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-217

  Fladung, Matthias ^a   Schenk, Tobias M H ^b   Polak, Olaf ^b   Becker, Dirk ^b  

^a Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cassette exchange; Excision; Marker free transgenic plants; Poplar; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; GLYCINE MAX; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 75849121948     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-009-0241-x     Document Type: Article

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