Breeding potential for high temperature tolerance in corn (Zea mays L.)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1185-1195

  Hussain, Tassawar ^a   Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad ^a   Malik, Muhammad Asghar ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248590054     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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