Grafting to improve nitrogen-use efficiency traits in tobacco plants

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1014-1021

  Ruiz, Juan M ^a   Rivero, Rosa M ^a   Cervilla, Luis M ^a   Castellano, Rosa ^a   Romero, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grafting; Nicotiana tabacum; Nicotine; Nitrogen use efficiency traits; Yield

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646269712     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2450     Document Type: Article

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