Description of morphological characters of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genetic resources

Horticultural Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-129

  Kristkova E ^a   Dolezalova I ^a   Lebeda, Aleš ^a   Vinter, V ^a   Novotna A ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biology; Characterization; Descriptors; Gene bank collections; Gene pool; Germplasm conservation; Morphotypes; Origin; Regeneration; Resistance; Taxonomy; Variability

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 51149092825     PISSN: 0862867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/4/2008-hortsci     Document Type: Review

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