Genetic analysis of total seed protein content in two cowpea crosses

Crop Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2501-2506

  Santos, Carlos Antônio Fernandes ^a   Da Costa, Danielle Carolina Campos ^a   Da Silva, Weslany Roberto ^a   Boiteux, Leonardo Silva ^b  

^a EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 84873433190     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2011.12.0632     Document Type: Article

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