Field evaluation of switchgrass seedlings divergently selected for crown node placement

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 475-479

  Elbersen, H W ^a   Ocumpaugh, W R ^b   Hussey, M A ^b   Sanderson, M A ^c   Tischler, C R ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWN NODE; GERMPLASM;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0032957567     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X0039000200029x     Document Type: Article

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