Investigations of metaxenia in northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars

Journal of the American Pomological Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-31

  Ehlenfeldt, Mark K ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 2942722694     PISSN: 15273741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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