Selection of downy mildew resistant somaclones, from a susceptible B line of pearl millet

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Umesha, S ^a   Nagarathna, K C ^b   Shetty, Sudheer A ^c   Shekar Shetty, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b Labland Biotechs Private Limited ^*  (United States)

^c Labland Biotechs Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Agronomic traits; Pennisetum glaucum; Sclerospora graminicola; Somaclonal variation; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

CALLUS CULTURE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOWNY MILDEW; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; PEARL MILLET; REGENERATION; SOMACLONAL VARIATION;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 0033498643     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006347113434     Document Type: Article

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