Interspecific hybridizations and subsequent gene introgression within Prunus subgenus amygdalus

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 622, Issue , 2003, Pages 249-255

  Gradziel, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond; Novel variants; Peach; Species crosses

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049154326     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.622.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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