Biolistic mediated sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) transformation via mannose and bialaphos based selection systems

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Grootboom, A W ^a,b   Mkhonza, N L ^a   O'Kennedy, M M ^a   Chakauya, E ^a   Kunert, K ^c   Chikwamba, R K ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b Department of Science and Technology ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mannose selection; Particle bombardment; Phosphomannose isomerase (pmi); Sorghum

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953189093     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2010.89.94     Document Type: Article

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