Genetic analysis of resistance to sorghum downy mildew and Rajasthan downy mildew in maize (Zea mays L.)

Field Crops Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 379-387

  Nair, Sudha K ^a   Prasanna, B M ^a   Rathore, R S ^b   Setty, T A S ^c   Kumar, R ^a   Singh, N N ^d  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MAHARANA PRATAP UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UAS Regional Research Station   (India)

^d ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MAIZE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Downy mildews; Genetic basis; Inbreds; Resistance; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; DISEASE CONTROL; GENES; PATHOLOGY;

DOWNY MILDEWS; GENETIC ANALYSIS;

CROPS;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAIZE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; PERONOSPORACEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344627815     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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