Chestnut research in Connecticut: Breeding and biological control

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 494, Issue , 1999, Pages 391-394

  Anagnostakis, S L ^a  

^a Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of chestnut blight; Chestnut breeding; Nut trees; Timber chestnuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 29944440834     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.494.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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