Molecular genetics of drought resistance response in tomato and related species

Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Volume 2: Tomato

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 261-283

  O'Connell, Mary A ^a   Medina, Andrea L ^a   Sánchez Peña, Pedro ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FRUITS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES; LYCOPERSICON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLLEN FERTILITY;

CHROMOSOMES;

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