The history of tomato: From domestication to biopharming

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 170-189

  Bergougnoux, Véronique ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biopharming; Breeding; Domestication; Genetic engineering; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CROP; DOMESTICATION; FRUIT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTORY; MOLECULAR FARMING; REVIEW; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOPHARMING; BREEDING; DOMESTICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TOMATO;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FRUIT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84895070052     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.11.003     Document Type: Review

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