Molecular markers and their use in marker-assisted selection in rice

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1266-1276

  Jena, K K ^a   Mackill, D J ^b  

^a National Institute of Crop Science   (South Korea)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; NILAPARVATA LUGENS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 49149125700     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.02.0082     Document Type: Review

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