Genomic tools and strategies for breeding climate resilient cereals

Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-239

  Prasanna, B M ^a   Cairns, Jill ^b   Xu, Yunbi ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

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EID: 84930580911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37045-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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