Heritability of the main agronomic traits of taro

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2368-2375

  Quero García, José ^a   Ivancic, Anton ^b   Letourmy, Philippe ^c   Feldmann, Philippe ^c   Molisale, Tari ^d   Lebot, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d VARTC   (Vanuatu)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACEAE; COLOCASIA (ANGIOSPERM); COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33845643177     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.11.0424     Document Type: Article

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