Disease Resistance in Wheat

Disease Resistance in Wheat
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Publisher : CABI
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 1845939697
ISBN-13 : 9781845939694
Rating : 4/5 (694 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Disease Resistance in Wheat by : Indu Sharma

Download or read book Disease Resistance in Wheat written by Indu Sharma and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disease resistance is one of the major factors that can be improved to sustain yield potential in cultivated crops. This book looks at disease resistance in wheat, concentrating on all the economically important diseases - their economic impact and geographical spread, breeding for resistance, pathogen variability, resistance mechanisms and recent advances made on resistance genes. Newer strategies for identifying resistance genes and identify resistance mechanisms are discussed, including cloning, gene transfer and the use of genetically modified plants. It is suitable for researchers and stu.


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