Accessing genetic diversity for crop improvement

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Glaszmann, JC ^a,b   Kilian, B ^c   Upadhyaya, HD ^d   Varshney, RK ^b,d,e  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^d INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROP; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION;

CICER ARIETINUM; THEOBROMA CACAO; VITIS;

EID: 77951296141     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2010.01.004     Document Type: Review

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