Gain from two cycles of divergent selection for root morphology in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1026-1035

  Lamb, J F S ^a   Barnes, D K ^b   Henjum, K I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC GAIN; GERMPLASM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032766271     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900040011x     Document Type: Article

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