Gene silencing in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) following a biolistics approach

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Global food security is hampered by a variety of insects/pest and plant diseases. In wheat, the Russian wheat aphid (RWA) is a significant pest problem in many areas of the world. Wheat has developed defensive mechanisms against the...

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Main Author: Fisher, Nadia Mitilda
Other Authors: Botha-Oberholster, A. M.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86591