Forage potential of Opuntia clones maintained by the USDA, National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) collection

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2161-2168

  Felker, Peter ^a   Paterson, Andrew ^b   Jenderek, Maria M ^c  

^a D'Arrigo Bros   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA;

EID: 33749533306     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.02.0081     Document Type: Review

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