Introgression potential between safflower (<it>Carthamus tinctorius</it>) and wild relatives of the genus <it>Carthamus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Safflower, <it>Carthamus tinctorius</it>, is a thistle that is grown commercially for the production of oil and birdseed and recently, as a host for the production of transgenic pharmaceutical proteins. <it>C. tinct...

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Main Authors: Christianson Jed, Topinka Deborah, Mayerhofer Reinhold, Mayerhofer Marion, Good Allen G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/47