Developments in agricultural biotechnology in sub-Saharan Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-319

  Thomson, Jennifer A ^a   Shepherd, Dionne N ^a   Mignouna, Hodeba D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b African Agricultural Technology Foundation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Drought; Genetically modified crops; Insects; Maize; Potato; Sorghum; Viruses

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MAIZE STREAK VIRUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STRIGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79851499688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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