Pear mutagenesis: In vitro treatment with gamma-rays and field selection for vegetative form traits

Euphytica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-237

  Predieri, S ^a   Magli, M ^a   Zimmerman, R H ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding in vitro; mutagenesis; pear; Pyrus communis; selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030966134     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002984516192     Document Type: Article

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