Morphological characterization of Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2364-2371

  Yada, B ^a   Tukamuhabwa, P ^a   Alajo, A ^b   Mwanga, R O M ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b National Crops Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 78650196276     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2009.04.0199     Document Type: Article

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