Transgene integration, Expression and stability in plants: Strategies for improvements

Transgenic Crop Plants

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 201-237

  Kohli, Ajay ^a   Miro, Berta ^b   Twyman, Richard M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84890415081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04809-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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