Stressed genomics - bringing relief to rice fields

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Leung, Hei ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RICE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENES, PLANT; GENOMICS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; ORYZA SATIVA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 41149152737     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.12.005     Document Type: Review

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