Implications of the genetics of root structure in melon breeding

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 372-379

  Fita, Ana ^a   Picó, Belén ^a   Nuez, Fernando ^a  

^a Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV)   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 33744965772     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.131.3.372     Document Type: Article

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