Characterization of the Wx gene in diploid Aegilops species and its potential use in wheat breeding

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 369-382

  Ortega, Raúl ^a   Alvarez, Juan B ^a   Guzmán, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aegilops sp.; Molecular characterizatio; Phylogen; Starch

Indexed keywords

AEGILOPS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84904623985     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-013-0040-y     Document Type: Article

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