Seed quality of maize inbred lines with different composition and genetic backgrounds

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 542-548

  Munamava, Miriam Rukero ^a   Goggi, A Susana ^a   Pollak, Linda ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1542320191     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.5420     Document Type: Article

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