Plant breeding graduate education: Opinions about critical knowledge, experience, and skill requirements from public and private stakeholders worldwide

Crop Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2325-2336

  Repinski, Shelby L ^a   Hayes, Kathryn N ^a   Miller, Jamie K ^a   Trexler, Cary J ^a   Bliss, Fredrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80053626850     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2011.03.0137     Document Type: Article

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