Optimizing wheat grain yield: Effects of Rht (gibberellin-insensitive) dwarfing genes

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-25

  Flintham, J E ^a   Borner A ^b   Worland, A J ^a   Gale, M D ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

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EID: 1842328610     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859696003942     Document Type: Article

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