TY - JOUR AU - Einset, John W. TI - The Ti plasmid JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1982/08/01 VL - 36 IS - 8 SP - 15 EP - 16 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v036n08p15 AB - Not available – first paragraph follows:Crown gall, a bacterial disease of dicots and gymnosperms, is characterized by tu-morous overgrowths on infected plants. Because the disease involves gene transfer from a bacterium to a plant cell and subsequent expression of new characteristics, crown gall has tremendous potential as a vector for genetic manipulation of important agricultural crops.