Genetic transformation of Indian isolate of Lemna minor mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and recovery of transgenic plants

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Chhabra, Gulshan ^a   Chaudhary, Darshna ^a   Sainger, Manish ^a   Jaiwal, Pawan K ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Lemna minor; Pharmaceutical proteins; Tissue culture; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LEMNA MINOR; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 79958076306     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-011-0059-5     Document Type: Article

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