Recent progress in cowpea genetics and breeding

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 752, Issue , 2007, Pages 69-75

  Singh, B B ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Intensive cropping; Resistance; Seed; Stress; Tolerance; Yield

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 70449448158     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2007.752.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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