Participatory maize breeding in Portugal. A case study

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-439

  Moreira, P M R M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Integrant philosophy; Maize; On farm breeding; Open pollinated varieties; Participatory plant breeding; VASO

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349085857     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.54.2006.4.6     Document Type: Article

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