Adapting genomics to study the evolution and ecology of agricultural systems

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-125

  Friesen, Maren L ^a   von Wettberg, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CROP; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS LYRATA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 77951161098     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2009.11.003     Document Type: Review

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