Genetic variation and relationships among seedling vigor traits in sorghum

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 824-828

  Cisse, N'Diaga ^a   Ejeta, Gebisa ^b  

^a Natl Ctr for Agricultural Research   (Senegal)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0037696206     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.8240     Document Type: Article

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