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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.).
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2006
Samac Deborah A, Austin-Phillips Sandra
Abstract excerpt
A protocol for rapid, highly efficient transformation of alfalfa is described. Leaf explants from growth chamber-grown plants of a highly regenerable genotype are surface-sterilized, the margins are removed, and explants are inoculated with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 carrying the T-DNA vector of interest. The explants and bacteria are cocultured for 7 to 8 d. Bacteria are removed by rinsing explants...
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