Response of sugarcane genotypes to water deficit stress

Sugar Tech

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-168

  Hemaprabha, G ^a   Nagarajan, R ^a   Alarmelu, S ^a  

^a SUGARCANE BREEDING INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

High sugared clones; Potential parents; Sugarcane; Varietal improvement; Water deficit stress

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 12544253243     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942718     Document Type: Article

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