Comparative performance of potato crops raised from microtubers induced in the dark versus microtubers induced in light

Potato Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-412

  Gopal, J ^a   Minocha, J L ^b   Sidhu, J S ^b  

^a CENTRAL POTATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 0031430865     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358000     Document Type: Article

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