Identification and characterization of resistance to cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) in Medicago truncatula
Background: Cowpea aphid (CPA; Aphis craccivora) is the most important insect pest of cowpea and also causes significant yield losses in other legume crops including alfalfa, beans, chickpea, lentils, lupins and peanuts. In many of these crops there is no natural genetic resistance to this sap-sucki...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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BioMed Central Ltd
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26334 |