Correlations between visual biomass scores and forage yield in space planted red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) breeding nurseries

Euphytica

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-345

  Riday, Heathcliffe ^a  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Breeding; Red clover; Scores; Yield

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 76149134678     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-009-9991-7     Document Type: Article

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