Isolation, sequence analysis, and linkage mapping of nucleotide binding Site-Leucine-rich repeat disease resistance gene analogs in watermelon

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 649-657

  Harris, Karen R ^a,b   Wechter, W Patrick ^a   Levi, Amnon ^a  

^a USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cucurbitaceae; Degenerate primers; STS; TIR

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77949545651     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.134.6.649     Document Type: Article

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