Transient expression assays in grapevine: A step towards genetic improvement

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1231-1245

  Jelly, Noémie S ^a,b   Valat, Laure ^a   Walter, Bernard ^a   Maillot, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Vitis vinifera; Defence; Flavonoids; Grapevine; Transformation; Transient gene expression

Indexed keywords

VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

PLANT DNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; VITIS;

DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; VITIS;

EID: 84911982094     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12294     Document Type: Review

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