Synthetic hexaploid lines are valuable resources for biotic stress resistance in wheat improvement

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-262

  Plamenov, D ^a   Spetsov, P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

^b Dobrudja Agricultural Institute   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aegilops tauschii; Biotic stresses; Resistance; Synthetic wheat; Triticum species

Indexed keywords

AEGILOPS SPELTOIDES SUBSP. SPELTOIDES; AEGILOPS TAUSCHII; AEGILOPS TAUSCHII X TRITICUM TURGIDUM; CAPRA HIRCUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 84856281554     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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