Article
Backcross breeding for improved resistance to common bacterial blight in pinto bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
2005-06-01
Abstract excerpt
Common bacterial blight (CBB) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli reduces common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) yield and quality worldwide. Genetic resistance provides effective disease control; however, a high level of resistance is difficult to attain and does not exist in pinto bean, the most important dry bean market class in North America. Our objective was to determine if a backcross breeding approa...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ec4d68bb-2e62-51e5-b890-88ef1714dd2b
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2005.01078.x
