Genetic diversity for iron and zinc contents in a collection of 220 rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes

Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-73

  Brar, Basanti ^a   Jain, Sunita ^a   Singh, Rattan ^a   Jain, R K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 80052990817     PISSN: 00195200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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