Progress and challenges of the south african pear breeding program

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 671, Issue , 2005, Pages 185-190

  Human, J P ^a  

^a ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blushed cultivars; Cultivars; Miniature pears; Pear breeding; Pyrus communis L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855642629     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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