Crown morphology relationships among alfalfa plant introductions and cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 766-770

  Marquez Ortiz, J J ^a   Johnson, L D ^b   Barnes, D K ^c   Basigalup, D H ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b Cal/West Seeds   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

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EID: 0029829914     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600030039x     Document Type: Article

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