Variation among Australian accessions of Vigna vexillata for traits of agronomic, adaptive, or taxonomic interest

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-250

  Grant, T ^a,b   Lawn, R J ^a   Bielig, L M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRONOMY; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY;

VIGNA VEXILLATA;

EID: 0037259656     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02147     Document Type: Article

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