Article
Enhancing spot blotch resistance in wheat by marker-aided backcross breeding
2016-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The cultivar HUW234 is well adapted and widely grown throughout the Eastern Gangetic plains (EGP) of India. However, popular cultivars of EGP are highly susceptible to the spot blotch disease caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana. The production is highly affected, thereby exerting pressure on the livelihood of the poor and marginal farmers of this region. Two parallel backcross programs were conducted to transfer resis...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d02f1d73-2ee9-5c65-a9a9-5682cca247c4
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10681-015-1548-3
