Chapter 2 Improvement of Drought Resistance in Rice

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-99

  Serraj, R ^a   Kumar, A ^a   McNally, K L ^a   Slamet Loedin, I ^a   Bruskiewich, R ^a   Mauleon, R ^a   Cairns, J ^a,b   Hijmans, R J ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b Left IRRI in June

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EID: 69349086915     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(09)03002-8     Document Type: Chapter

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