Faba bean genomics: Current status and future prospects

Euphytica

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 609-624

  Alghamdi, Salem S ^a   Migdadi, Hussein M ^a   Ammar, Megahed H ^a   Paull, Jeffrey G ^b   Siddique, K H M ^a,c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

A biotic stress; Faba bean; Functional genomics; Genetic diversity; Genomics; QTL

Indexed keywords

VICIA FABA;

EID: 84864381974     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-012-0658-4     Document Type: Review

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