PYRAMIDING WHEAT RUST RESISTANCE GENES USING MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is widely cultivated over large areas and is an important food crop worldwide. Wheat is extensively used during the production of many different types of foods. Wheat rusts (leaf, stem and stripe rust) are important foliar diseases of wheat worldwide, causing large losse...

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Main Author: Sydenham, Scott Lloyd
Other Authors: Dr L Herselman
Format: Others
Language:en-uk
Published: University of the Free State 2009
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Online Access:http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-02052009-140213/restricted/