title: Strain and cultivar specificity in the Agrobacterium-chickpea interaction.
abstract: The susceptibility of four genotypes of chickpea to four wild strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens was evaluated. Successful transformation was dependent on specific bacterial strain-plant cultivar interactions. Agropine strain A281 was the most effective for tumor induction. Tumors displayed hormone autonomous growth, were opine positive and contained DNA that was homologous to the T-DNA of the inciting strain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, 6205, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Husnain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riazuddin