Authenticity of old cultivars in genebank collections: A case study on lettuce

Crop Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 736-746

  van de Wouw, Mark ^a   van Treuren, Rob ^a   van Hintum, Theo ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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[No Author keywords available]

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LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 79952456982     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.09.0511     Document Type: Article

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