Cytological and reproductive behaviour of Paspalum atratum, a promising forage grass for the tropics

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-116

  Quarin C L ^a,c   Valls, J F M ^b   Urbani, M H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BOTÁNICA DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Botánica del Nordesle   (Argentina)

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EID: 0000819735     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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