Prospects for domesticating western huckleberries

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-29

  Barney, Danny L ^a  

^a University of Idaho   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilberry; Blueberry; Domestication; Grouseberry; Huckleberry; Vaccinium caespitosum; Vaccinium deliciosum; Vaccinium globulare; Vaccinium membranaceum; Vaccinium myrtillus; Vaccinium ovalifolium; Vaccinium parvifolium; Vaccinium scoparium; Whortleberry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250695981     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v02n01_03     Document Type: Article

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