A protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of banana with a rice chitinase gene

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 18-33

  Sreeramanan, S ^a,b   Maziah, M ^b   Xavier, R ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Hygromycin; Single buds; Transgenic banana

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954592423     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v21i2.5161     Document Type: Article

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