A high-throughput transformation system allows the regeneration of marker-free plum plants (Prunus domestica)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-315

  Petri, C ^a   Hily, J M ^b   Vann, C ^c   Dardick, C ^c   Scorza, R ^c  

^a Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales   (Spain)

^b ETSI MontesTechnical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^c APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; marker free; plum; Prunus domestica; selection

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ANTIBIOTICS; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; LABORATORY METHOD; REGENERATION; TRANSFORMATION;

PLUM POX VIRUS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 80051860948     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2011.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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