Personal perspective plant breeding, an evolutionary concept

Crop Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 539-548

  Duvick, Donald N ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749175238     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1996.0011183x003600030001x     Document Type: Article

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