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Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Soft Fruit Rubus, Ribes, and Fragaria

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 44))

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Abstract

Gene transfer technology is particularly useful for fruit crops where breeders are faced with long generation times because of the relatively long periods of juvenility associated with perennial plants. Also, the highly heterozygous nature of the germplasm requires the evaluation of large seedling populations and maintenance of the genotype by vegetative propagation.

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  1. Department of Soft Fruit Genetics and Cell and Molecular Genetics, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, Scotland

    Julie Graham, Ronnie J. McNicol & Amar Kumar

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  1. Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, UK

    Kevan M. A. Gartland

  2. Department of Life Science, Plant Genetic Manipulation Group, University of Nottingham, UK

    Michael R. Davey

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Graham, J., McNicol, R.J., Kumar, A. (1995). Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Soft Fruit Rubus, Ribes, and Fragaria. In: Gartland, K.M.A., Davey, M.R. (eds) Agrobacterium Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 44. Springer, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-302-3:129

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