Characterization of the genome of Sclerospora graminicola, the causal fungus of downy mildew of pearl millet

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Sastry, J G ^a   Sivaramakrishnan, S ^b   Thakur, R P ^b   Gupta, V S ^a   Ranjekar, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Genomic library; Pearl millet; Repetitive DNA; Retrotransposon elements; Sclerospora graminicola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031434731     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018531207456     Document Type: Article

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