Multilines: safety in numbers

Multiline varieties-mixtures of genetically related lines that have different genes for disease resistance-offer farmers a way to tame outbreaks of rust, thus stabilizing annual wheat yields. CIMMYT is producing large numbers of component lines that national wheatprograms can use in compositing thei...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Breth, S.A.
Tipo de recurso: libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1976
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/3889
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/3889
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHEAT
CROSS-BREEDING
VARIETIES
DISEASE RESISTANCE
RUSTS
FOOD SECURITY
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Sumario:Multiline varieties-mixtures of genetically related lines that have different genes for disease resistance-offer farmers a way to tame outbreaks of rust, thus stabilizing annual wheat yields. CIMMYT is producing large numbers of component lines that national wheatprograms can use in compositing their own multiline varieties.