Novel genes for disease-resistance breeding

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Melchers, Leo S ^a   Stuiver, Maarten H ^a  

^a MOGEN International NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; HOST RESISTANCE; INDUCED RESISTANCE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0034111752     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00055-2     Document Type: Review

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