The proportion of individual lucerne plants resistant to phytophthora medicaginis and colletotrichum trifolii in Australian cultivars

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-44

  Mackie, J M ^a   Irwin, J A G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; LUCERNE; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT DEFENSE;

COLLETOTRICHUM TRIFOLII; PHYTOPHTHORA MEDICAGINIS;

EID: 0031981934     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA97089     Document Type: Article

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