Improvement of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by combination of vacuum infiltration and co-cultivation on filter paper wicks

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-276

  Nanasato, Yoshihiko ^a   Konagaya, Ken ichi ^a,b   Okuzaki, Ayako ^a   Tsuda, Mai ^a   Tabei, Yutaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetosyringone; Agrobacterium; Cucumis sativus; Filter paper wicks; Transformation; Vacuum infiltration

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84880507091     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-012-0260-1     Document Type: Article

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