Classification and inheritance of morphological and agronomic characteristics in kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-279

  Shortell, Robert R ^a   Meyer, William A ^a   Bonos, Stacy A ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 67049170904     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.2.274     Document Type: Article

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