Intragenic crop improvement: Combining the benefits of traditional breeding and genetic engineering

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4281-4288

  Rommens, Caius M ^a  

^a J R SIMPLOT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CROP; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 34250657473     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0706631     Document Type: Review

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