Characteristics of Timothy Genotypes Divergently Selected for Fiber Traits

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Claessens, A ^a   Michaud, R ^b   Belanger G ^b   Mather, D E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 0347659068     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.8100     Document Type: Article

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