Transgenic bananas with enhanced resistance against Xanthomonas wilt disease

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 974, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-90

  Tripathi, L ^a   Tripathi, J N ^a   Tushemereirwe, W K ^b   Arinaitwe, G ^b   Kiggundu, A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b Kalengyere Research Station   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Banana; Disease resistant; Transgenic; Xanthomonas wilt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878254062     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.974.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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