Structural responses to selection for reduced fiber concentration in smooth bromegrass

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1435-1438

  Casler, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS;

EID: 0032825913     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.3951435x     Document Type: Article

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