Variability of seedling vigour in Persian walnut as influenced by the vigour and bearing habit of the mother tree

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-232

  Rezaee, R ^a   Vahdati, K ^b   Valizadeh, M ^c  

^a Agriculture and Natural Resource Research Center   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA;

EID: 77953452878     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2009.11512509     Document Type: Article

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