Progress in breeding perennial grains

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 513-521

  Cox, T S ^a   Van Tassel, D L ^a   Cox, C M ^a   Dehaan, L R ^a  

^a THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

plant breeding; sorghum; sunflower; sustainable agriculture; wheat

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; FOOD SUPPLY; HYBRIDIZATION; LEGUME; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPE; ROOT SYSTEM; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SOIL EROSION; SORGHUM; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER POLLUTION;

DESMANTHUS ILLINOENSIS; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954487420     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09201     Document Type: Article

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