Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation and production of stable transgenic pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 392-400

  Ramadevi, R ^a   Rao, K V ^a   Reddy, V D ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Downy mildew; Genetic transformation; Pearl millet; Sclerospora graminicola

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937716599     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-013-9592-y     Document Type: Article

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