Genetic variability of principal isoflavones in red clover

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1345-1347

  Papadopoulos, Yousef A ^a   Tsao, R ^a   McRae, K B ^b   Mellish, A E ^a   Fillmore, S A E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biochanin A; Broad sense heritability; Formononetin; Growing stages; Trifolium pratense L.

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; HORMONE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLOIDY;

GLYCINE MAX; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 34248184112     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/p06-154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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