Reexamining the relationship between fall dormancy and winter hardiness in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 971-977

  Brummer, E Charles ^a   Shah, M Maroof ^a   Luth, Diane ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONE; CROSSING; DORMANCY; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; INJURY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES; WINTER HARDINESS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033846172     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.404971x     Document Type: Article

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