Comparative performance of sorghum hybrids and their parents under extreme water stress

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-59

  Rao, D Gangadhar ^a   Khanna Chopra, Renu ^a   Sinha, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; GRAIN; HYBRID; INDIA; PHENOLOGY; SORGHUM; WATER;

EID: 0344069733     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006589     Document Type: Article

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