Genetic variation in a safflower germplasm grown in rainfed cold drylands

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-52

  Alizadeh, Khoshnoud ^a   Carapetian, Jirair ^b  

^a Dryland Agricultural Research Institute Maragheh   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius L.; Morphological traits; Oilseed; Rainfed; Safflower

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 33645652780     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2006.50.52     Document Type: Article

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