Identification of superior genotypes based on morphological, physiological and agronomic traits in local and exotic cowpea germplasm

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-77

  Iqbal, Muhammad Sajjad ^a   Qureshi, Afsari Sharif ^a   Ghafoor, Abdul ^a,b   Qayyum, Abdul ^a,b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

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