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Rapid and efficientAgrobacterium-mediated transformation in rice

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An improved protocol forAgrobacterium-mediated transformation of rice is described. The procedure permitted the regeneration of transgenic plants from callus in only two months.

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  1. Laboratory of Gene Manipulation, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Kannondai 2-1-2, 305, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan

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Toki, S. Rapid and efficientAgrobacterium-mediated transformation in rice. Plant Mol Biol Rep 15, 16–21 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02772109

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