Agrobacterium mediated transformation of sugarcane for borer resistance using Cry 1Aa3 gene and one-step regeneration of transgenic plants

Sugar Tech

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-359

  Kalunke, Raviraj M ^a,b   Kolge, Archana M ^a   Babu, K Harinath ^a   Prasad, D Theertha ^c  

^a Vasantdada Sugar Institute   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c University of Agricultural Science   (India)

Author keywords

Borer resistance; Cyr1Aa3 gene; Genetic transformation; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; RHIZOBIUM; SACCHARUM SP.;

EID: 77952244095     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-009-0061-1     Document Type: Article

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