Seed germination time as a criterion for the early selection of late-flowering almonds

Plant Breeding

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 578-580

  Garcia Gusano M ^a   Martinez Garcia P J ^a   Dicenta, F ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almond; Breeding; Early selection; Flowering; Leafing; Prunus dulcis; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS JACQUEMONTII;

EID: 78649474300     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2009.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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