Seed colour and linolenic acid effects on agronomic traits in flax

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-526

  Saeidi, G ^a   Rowland, G G ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergence; Flax; Linolenic acid; Seed colour; Seed damage

Indexed keywords

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0033389297     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-019     Document Type: Article

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