Factors affecting the density of Brassica napus seeds

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 633-645

  Young, L ^a   Jalink, H ^b   Denkert, R ^a   Reaney, M ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 33751197468     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2006.34.3.10     Document Type: Article

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