Whither Crop Physiology?

Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 545-570

  Hall, Antonio ^a   Sadras, Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374431-9.00021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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