The potential of hybrid breeding for tolerance to sub optimum cold temperatures in melons

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 434, Issue , 1996, Pages 401-405

  Mendlinger, Samuel ^a   Ventura, Yvonne ^a   Amuyunzu, Patrick ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 0345479682     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1996.434.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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