Growth and seed yield of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) genotypes of West Asian and South Asian origin and crossbreds between the two under rainfed conditions in Nepal

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 971-981

  Shrestha, R ^a   Siddique, K H M ^a   Turner, N C ^a,b   Turner, D W ^a   Berger, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earliness; Genetic variation; Photoperiodic sensitivity; Pilosae; Residual soil water

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH; LEGUME; WATER USE; YIELD;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

LENS CULINARIS;

EID: 27644522816     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05050     Document Type: Article

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