Variation in pheno-morphological and agronomic traits among burr medic (Medicago polymorpha L.) populations collected in Sicily, Italy

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-69

  Graziano, D ^a   Di Giorgio, G ^a   Ruisi, P ^a   Amato, G ^a   Giambalvo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annual medic; Genetic diversity; Mediterranean environment; Phenotypic variability

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PASTURE; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ITALY; SICILY;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA;

EID: 73249133308     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09116     Document Type: Article

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