The development of a reproducible Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation system for garlic (Allium sativum L.) and the production of transgenic garlic resistant to beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hübner)

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-307

  Zheng, Si Jun ^a   Henken, Betty ^a   Kyun Ahn, Yul ^b   Krens, Frans A ^a   Kik, Chris ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Allium sativum, Insect resistance, Molecular characterization, Transgenic Bt garlic.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIEN, ALLIUM SATIVA, INSECT RESISTANCE, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, TRANSGENIC BT GARLIC.; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALLIUM SATIVUM; GENE CODING; IN-VITRO; INSECT RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRANSGENICS;

GREENHOUSES;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; RHIZOBIUM; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 8744306964     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MOLB.0000047775.83715.b5     Document Type: Article

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