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A simple method for the transformation of rice via the pollen-tube pathway

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Abbreviations

TE:

buffer

10 mM Tris:

HCl and 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.5

SSC:

0.15 M NaCl and 15 mM sodium citrate

nptII :

gene for NPTII, neomycin phosphotransferase II

ocs :

gene for octopine synthase

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  1. Section of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

    Zhong-xun Luo & Ray Wu

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Luo, Zx., Wu, R. A simple method for the transformation of rice via the pollen-tube pathway. Plant Mol Biol Rep 6, 165–174 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02669590

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