Inheritance of root traits in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1482-1487

  Johnson, L D ^a   Marquez Ortiz, J J ^b   Barnes, D K ^c   Lamb, J F S ^c  

^a Cal/West Seeds   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0030484395     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183X003600060011x     Document Type: Article

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