Green revolution: Preparing for the 21st century

Genome

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 646-655

  Khush, Gurdev S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Food security; High yielding varieties; Yield potential; Yield stability

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREEN REVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; INSECT RESISTANCE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PEST MANAGEMENT; RICE; WHEAT;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033172643     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g99-044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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