Genetic linkage studies of drought tolerant and agronomic traits in cotton

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1613-1619

  Malik, Tanwir Ahmad ^a   Sana Ullah, ^a   Malik, Samina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cotton; Genetic studies; Relative water content; Stomatal frequency; Water stress

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 54449091930     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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