Natural genetic variation for improving crop quality

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-202

  Fernie, Alisdair R ^a   Tadmor, Yaakov ^b   Zamir, Dani ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; CROP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33344455283     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.010     Document Type: Review

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