Morphological and agronomical characterization and estimates of genetic parameters of Sesbania Scop. (Leguminosae) accessions

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-93

  Veasey, E A ^a   Schammass, E A ^a   Vencovsky, R ^b   Martins, P S ^b   Bandel, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

FABACEAE; ROSTRATA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA EMERUS; SESBANIA EXASPERATA; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA; SESBANIA ROSTRATA; SESBANIA SESBAN; SESBANIA TETRAPTERA; SESBANIA VIRGATA;

EID: 0032934126     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571999000100017     Document Type: Article

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