In vitro development of inflorescences from switchgrass nodal segments

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-178

  Alexandrova, K S ^a   Denchev, P D ^a   Conger, B V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0030019193     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600010031x     Document Type: Article

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