Identification of two types of Iranian alfalfa gene pool-based on agro-morphological traits

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 3314-3321

  Abbasi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Vaezi, Shahin ^a   Hemati, Farhad ^a  

^a SEED AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agro morphological traits; Alfalfa; Gene pool; Iran

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 35948972355     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3314.3321     Document Type: Article

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