Field evaluation of high lycopene tomato breeding lines in Oman

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 760, Issue , 2007, Pages 277-280

  Al Said, F A ^a   Al Farsi, K ^a   Khan, I A ^a   Ali, A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Accession; Field screening; Horticultural characteristics; Lycopene; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70449389851     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.760.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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