Field corn inbreds to improve sweet corn hybrids for early vigor and adaptation to European conditions

Maydica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Malvar, R A ^a   Revilla, P ^a   Cartea, M E ^a   Ordas, A ^a  

^a MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Early vigor; Maize; Sweet corn

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030864316     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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