Variability for drought tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and its genetic basis

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-66

  Iqbal, Khalid ^a   Azhar, Faqir Muhammad ^a   Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad ^a   Ehsan Ullah, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breeding; Cotton; Relative root length; Selection; Variance

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79951920972     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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