Identifying mega-environments and targeting genotypes

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-326

  Gauch Jr , Hugh G ^a   Zobel, Richard W ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMI; AMMI VISNAGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0343145731     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700020002x     Document Type: Article

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