Genetic transformation of barley: Limiting factors

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-224

  Vyroubalova S ^a   Smehilova M ^a   Galuszka, P ^a   Ohnoutkova L ^b  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; albinism; Hordeum; particle bombardment; somaclonal variation; transgene insertion site

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 79955542461     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-011-0032-8     Document Type: Review

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