Genetic yield improvement in soft red winter wheat in the Eastern United States from 1919 to 2009

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2097-2108

  Green, Andrew J ^a   Berger, G ^b   Griffey, C A ^b   Pitman, R ^c   Thomason, W ^b   Balota, M ^d   Ahmed, A ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eastern Virginia Agric Res and Ext Ctr   (United States)

^d Tidewater Agricultural Research Extension Center   (United States)

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EID: 84864665514     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2012.01.0026     Document Type: Article

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