Transformation of a marker-free and vector-free antisense ACC oxidase gene cassette into melon via the pollen-tube pathway

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Hao, Jinfeng ^a   Niu, Yiding ^a   Yang, Baojun ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Zhang, Liquan ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Hasi, Agula ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase; Antisense transgene; Marker free cassette; Melon; Shelf life; Vector free cassette

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ETHYLENE; GENES; METADATA; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACC OXIDASE; MARKER-FREE CASSETTE; MELON; SHELF LIFE; TRANSGENE; VECTOR-FREE CASSETTE;

FRUITS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 78650510961     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0398-2     Document Type: Article

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