Identification of soybean varieties with high α-tocopherol content

Breeding Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-125

  Ujiie, Aya ^a   Yamada, Tetsuya ^a   Fujimoto, Kenshiro ^b   Endo, Yasushi ^b   Kitamura, Keisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Soybean; Tocopherol (vitamin E); Wild soybean

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GLYCINE SOJA; SARGA;

EID: 20844433448     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.55.123     Document Type: Article

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