PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC SELECTION FOR HEAD SCAB RESISTANCE IN WHEAT
Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a destructive disease caused by Fusarium graminearum that affects wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. Breeding for resistance to FHB is arguably the best way to combat this disease. However, FHB resistance is highly complex and phenotypic screening is difficult. Mol...
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UKnowledge
2009
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