History of the PRI apple breeding program

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 595, Issue , 2002, Pages 55-60

  Janick, Jules ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple scab; Fruit breeding; Malus floribunda; Malus domestica; Venturia inaequalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042505543     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.595.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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