Progress of tissue culture and genetic transformation research in pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1079-1095

  Krishna, Gaurav ^a,b   Reddy, P Sairam ^b   Ramteke, P W ^a   Bhattacharya, P S ^b  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b JK Agri Genetics Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Genetic transformation; Organogenesis; Pigeon pea; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE;

CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONPEA; REVIEW; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CAJANUS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS TECHNIQUES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAJANUS CAJAN; CICER ARIETINUM; FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 77956662440     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0899-4     Document Type: Review

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