Successful crosses between fungal-resistant wild species of Arachis (section Arachis) and Arachis hypogaea

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is the fifth most produced oil crop worldwide. Besides lack of water, fungal diseases are the most limiting factors for the crop. Several species of Arachis are resistant to certain pests and diseases. This study aimed to successfully cross the A-genome with B-K-A genome wi...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Pereira Fávero, Rodrigo Furtado dos Santos, Charles E. Simpson, José Francisco Montenegro Valls, Natal Antonio Vello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2015-09-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000300353&lng=en&tlng=en