Variation among half-sib families and heritability for biomass yield and other traits in lowland switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2355-2363

  Bhandari, H S ^a   Saha, M C ^a   Mascia, P N ^b   Fasoula, V A ^c   Bouton, J H ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b Ceres Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 78650116442     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.02.0109     Document Type: Article

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