Fused vein trait in Cucurbita pepo L. associated with subvitality of the male gametophyte

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-22

  Carle, R Bruce ^a   Loy, J Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametophytic selection

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 0030024629     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.1.18     Document Type: Article

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