Genetic engineering for disease and pest resistance in plants

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-261

  Dhaliwal, Harcharan S ^a   Uchimiya, Hirofumi ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 0000346563     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.16.255     Document Type: Article

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