Improvement for Bacterial Wilt Resistance in Potato By Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches

Agricultural Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-316

  Patil, Virupaksh U ^a   Gopal, J ^a   Singh, B P ^a  

^a CENTRAL POTATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding; Brown rot; Genetics; Potato; Ralstonia solanacearum; Solanum spp.; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTIVATION; DIAGNOSIS; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TROPICS;

BREEDING; BROWN ROT; GENETICS; POTATO; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SOLANUM SPP; TRANSGENICS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CULTIVAR; GENETICS; IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POTATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TUBER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM PHUREJA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84928943109     PISSN: 2249720X     EISSN: 22497218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40003-012-0034-6     Document Type: Review

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