Incidence and measurement of autumn seed softening within Medicago polymorpha L

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 575-586

  Taylor, G B ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medic evaluation; Residual hard seeds

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0030049747     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960575     Document Type: Article

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