Genetic progress in reducing losses to leaf rust in CIMMYT-derived Mexican spring wheat cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 654-659

  Sayre, K D ^a   Singh, R P ^a   Huerta Espino, J ^b   Rajaram, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b CIANO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE DETECTION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETICS; LEAF RUST; MEXICO; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; WHEAT;

FUNGI; PUCCINIA RECONDITA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031812422     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800030006x     Document Type: Article

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