Disease Resistance in Maize and the Role of Molecular Breeding in Defending Against Global Threat

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 134-151

  Ali, Farhan ^a,b   Yan, Jianbing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Cereal Crop Research Institute (CCRI) Pirsabak   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Concept of pathology; Genetic diversity; Genome wide association study; Maize; R genes; Types of resistance

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATERING SERVICE; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SHUFFLING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY;

BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA SHUFFLING; FOOD SUPPLY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858653201     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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