Transgenic wheat plants: A powerful breeding source

Euphytica

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 133-136

  Pellegrineschi, A ^a   McLean, S ^a   Salgado, M ^a   Velazquez, L ^a   Hernandez, R ^a   Brito, R M ^a   Noguera, M ^a   Medhurst, A ^a   Hoisington, D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Fungal pathogens; Thaumatin like protein; Transgenic wheat plants

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RESOURCES; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; INDUCED RESISTANCE; INHERITANCE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT YIELD; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0034937179     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017573817633     Document Type: Article

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