Investigation of factors in optimizing agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer in citrullus lanatus cv. round dragon

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Kavitah, G ^a   Taghipour, F ^a   Huyop, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Citrullus lanatus; GUS gene; Transformation factors; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

ACETOSYRINGONE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; KANAMYCIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COTYLEDON; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EXPLANT; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PCAMBAR GENE; RHIZOBIUM; TRANSGENE; WATERMELON;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CITRULLUS LANATUS;

EID: 77954263701     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2010.209.216     Document Type: Article

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