Genetic transformation of Sorghum bicolor

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-302

  Girijashankar, V ^a,b   Swathisree, V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotic; Genetic modification; Sorghum bicolor; Transgenic sorghum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77954040793     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-009-0033-7     Document Type: Review

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