Agricultural fitness of smooth bromegrass populations selected for divergent fiber concentration

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-43

  Casler, M D ^a  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; POACEAE;

EID: 12344314309     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.0036     Document Type: Article

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