Participatory plant breeding in maize: A case study from Gujarat, India

Euphytica

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-422

  Witcombe, J R ^a   Joshi, A ^b   Goyal, S N ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Project Area Office   (India)

^c GUJARAT AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037696586     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023036730919     Document Type: Article

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