Photosynthetic rates and ploidy levels among populations of switchgrass

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 306-312

  Wullschleger, S D ^a   Sanderson, M A ^b   McLaughlin, S B ^a   Biradar, D P ^c   Rayburn, A L ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADDO; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0002410275     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600020016x     Document Type: Article

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