Genetic transformation of major cereal crops

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6-8, 2013, Pages 495-508

  Ji, Qing ^a   Xu, Xing ^a   Wang, Kan ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Biolistic gun; Cereal; Genetic transformation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MAIZE; MARKER ASSISTED BREEDING; MARKER GENE; MILLET; NONHUMAN; OAT; PLANT GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RICE; SORGHUM; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

AVENA SATIVA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; PANICUM; PHYLOGENY; SEEDLING; SORGHUM; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84886925741     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130244kw     Document Type: Article

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