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Breeding for biotic and abiotic stress

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Quantitative and Ecological Aspects of Plant Breeding

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In this chapter we shall examine briefly those factors responsible for creating stress (see Fig 8.1) and outline methods for producing material capable of withstanding its effects.

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  2. University of Göttingen, Germany

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  3. University of Helsinki, Finland

    P. M. A. Tigerstedt

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Hill, J., Becker, H.C., Tigerstedt, P.M.A. (1998). Breeding for biotic and abiotic stress. In: Quantitative and Ecological Aspects of Plant Breeding. Plant Breeding. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5830-5_8

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