Genetic improvement of pearl millet for grain and forage production: Cytogenetic manipulation and heterosis breeding

Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 281-307

  Jauhar, Prem P ^a   Rai, Kedar N ^b   Ozias Akins, Peggy ^c   Chen, Zhenbang ^d   Hanna, Wayne W ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203489260     Document Type: Chapter

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