Gene use restriction technologies for transgenic plant bioconfinement

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 649-658

  Sang, Yi ^a   Millwood, Reginald J ^a   Neal Stewart, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo sterility; Gene flow; Male sterility; Transgene deletion; Transgene escape; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881027399     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12084     Document Type: Review

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