Genetic Enhancement for Drought Tolerance in Sorghum

Plant Breeding Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue , 2009, Pages 189-222

  Reddy, Belum V S ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   Reddy, P Sanjana ^a   Kumar, A Ashok ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Growth stage specific screening techniques; Marker assisted breeding in drought tolerance; Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and genetic enhancement for drought tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925790637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470593783.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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