Combining ability and heterosis for grain iron and zinc densities in pearl millet

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 507-517

  Govindaraj, M ^a   Rai, K N ^b   Shanmugasundaram, P ^a   Dwivedi, S L ^b   Sahrawat, K L ^b   Muthaiah, A R ^a   Rao, A S ^b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

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EID: 84873563820     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2012.08.0477     Document Type: Article

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