Improving winter hardiness in nondormant alfalfa germplasm

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-65

  Weishaar, Mindy A ^a   Brummer, E Charles ^a   Volenec, Jeffrey J ^b   Moore, Kenneth J ^a   Cunningham, Suzanne ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 8444222209     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.0060     Document Type: Article

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