Breeding sunflower (Helianthus annum L.) for drought tolerance

Communications in Biometry and Crop Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-44

  Rauf, Saeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Molecular marker; Osmotic adjustment; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 47249144370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18960782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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