Morphological and physiological characteristics associated with tolerance to summer irrigation termination in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 704-711

  Wissuwa, Matthias ^a   Smith, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030988776     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700030003x     Document Type: Article

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