Biotechnological Developments in Sugarcane Improvement: An Overview

Sugar Tech

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-335

  Suprasanna, P ^a   Patade, V Y ^b   Desai, N S ^c   Devarumath, R M ^d   Kawar, P G ^d   Pagariya, M C ^d   Ganapathi, A ^e   Manickavasagam, M ^e   Babu, K H ^d  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Defence Institute of Bio Energy Research   (India)

^c D Y PATIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Vasantdada Sugar Institute   (India)

^e BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genomics; In vitro culture; Molecular markers; Mutagenesis; Stress tolerance; Sugarcane; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 81355123561     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-011-0103-3     Document Type: Article

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