Alternative maize heterotic patterns for the northern Corn Belt

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2186-2194

  Melani, M D ^a   Carena, M J ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27644499052     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0289     Document Type: Article

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