High-efficiency Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using stem nodes as explants

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Miao, Min Min ^a   Xu, Ran ^a   Zheng, Li Juan ^a   Zhou, Hong Lian ^a   Zhang, Zong Dong ^a   Cheng, Hao ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 77953385446     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512504     Document Type: Article

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