The biology and ecology of Feral Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and its implications for novel trait confinement in North America

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 69-87

  Bagavathiannan, Muthukumar V ^a   Van Acker, Rene C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adventitious presence; Alfalfa; Coexistence; Ferality; Genetic modification; Trait confinement

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 65349134111     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680902753613     Document Type: Article

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