RETRACTED: Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation of Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper with Cry1Ac Gene for Insect Resistance

Dilip Kumar Das^1*, Mrinalini Bhagat¹, Sangeeta Shree²

¹Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India.
²Department of Horticulture (Vegetable & Floriculture), Bihar Agriculture College, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.72031                

Abstract

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Keywords

Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) Genetic Transformation, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Bt (Cry1Ac) Gene

Conflicts of Interest

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