An in vitro method for identifying postattachment striga resistance in maize and sorghum

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1472-1478

  Amusan, Idris O ^a   Rich, Patrick J ^a   Housley, Thomas ^a   Ejeta, Gebisa ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052572455     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0027     Document Type: Article

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