Among-and-within-family selection in eight forage grass populations

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 434-442

  Casler, M D ^a  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ELYTRIGIA; POACEAE;

EID: 42449144663     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.05.0267     Document Type: Article

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