Applications of genetic engineering in tomato

Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Volume 2: Tomato

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 285-311

  Rajam, M V ^a   Madhulatha, P ^a   Pandey, R ^a   Hazarika, P J ^a   Razdan, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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FRUITS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES; LYCOPERSICON; POLLEN FERTILITY;

CHROMOSOMES;

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