Breeding for biotic stress resistance in chickpea: progress and prospects

Euphytica

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 257-288

  Li, Haobing ^a   Rodda, Matthew ^a   Gnanasambandam, Annathurai ^a,d   Aftab, Mohammad ^a   Redden, Robert ^a   Hobson, Kristy ^b   Rosewarne, Garry ^a   Materne, Michael ^a,e   Kaur, Sukhjiwan ^c   Slater, Anthony T ^c  

^a Transport and Resources   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Plant Genetic Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e Global Grain Genetics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum; Fungi; Insects; Molecular tools; Nematodes; Virus

Indexed keywords

ASCOCHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84931569824     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-015-1462-8     Document Type: Review

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