Performance of landraces, exotic elite populations and their crosses in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in drought and non-drought conditions

Plant Breeding

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-210

  Yadav, O P ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Drought stress; Exotic germplasm; Landraces; Pearl millet

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 40849111663     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2007.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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