Application of gene discovery to varietal improvement in sugarcane

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 167-172

  Butterfield, M K ^a   Rutherford, R S ^a   Carson, D L ^a   Huckett, B I ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; SUGAR CANE;

ARUNDINARIA; ELDANA; ELDANA SACCHARINA; FUNGI; PAPAIPEMA NEBRIS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SPORISORIUM SCITAMINEUM; SUGARCANE MOSAIC VIRUS; USTILAGO; USTILAGO SCITAMINEA;

EID: 3042523346     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30277-5     Document Type: Article

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