Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Byrne, M ^a   Broadhurst, L ^a  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT BREEDING; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ACUMINATA; ACACIA MICROBOTRYA; ACACIA SALIGNA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037465937     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB01037     Document Type: Article

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