Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review
The first step in plant breeding is to identify suitable genotypes containing the desired genes among existing varieties, or to create one if it is not found in nature. In nature, variation occurs mainly as a result of mutations and without it, plant breeding would be impossible. In this context, th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-01-01
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Series: | Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2015.1087333 |