Mechanism of blast resistance in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.)

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-79

  Jain, A K ^a   Yadava, H S ^a  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomical parameters; Biochemical parameters; Blast; Finger millet; Morphological parameters; Resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENOTYPE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

EID: 28444435941     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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