Genetic transformation and full recovery of alfalfa plants via secondary somatic embryogenesis

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-23

  Liu, Wenting ^a,b   Liang, Zongsuo ^a   Shan, Changjuan ^c   Marsolais, Frederic ^b   Tian, Lining ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Cell dedifferentiation; Genetic transformation; Medicago sativa; Secondary somatic embryos

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84874321389     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-012-9463-y     Document Type: Article

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