Isolation, characterization, and development of WRKY genes as useful genetic markers in Theobroma cacao

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 495-507

  Borrone, James W ^b   Kuhn, David N ^b   Schnell, Raymond J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CROPS; DNA; ECONOMICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOTIC STRESSES; BREEDING; POLYMORPHISM;

GENES;

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 4344632327     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-004-1662-4     Document Type: Article

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