Genetic variation in Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2376-2381

  Kenworthy, Kevin E ^a   Taliaferro, Charles M ^b   Carver, Brett F ^b   Martin, Dennis L ^b   Anderson, Jeffrey A ^b   Bell, Gregory E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON NLEMFUENSIS; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 33845613651     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.02.0075     Document Type: Article

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