Expression of the Health-Beneficial Stilbenes in Transgenic 'Spadona' Pear (Pyrus communis)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 671, Issue , 2005, Pages 283-288

  Flaishman, M A ^a   Shlizerman, L ^a   Cohen, Y ^a   Kerem, Z ^b   Sivan, L ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Stilbene synthase; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879972589     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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