Proteaceae genetic resources, sampling and Ex situ conservation

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 541, Issue , 2000, Pages 243-245

  Littlejohn, Gail M ^a   Robyn, Adéle ^a   Blomerus, Louisa M ^a   Allies, Henry ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Floriculture; Genebank; Genotypes; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

PROTEACEAE;

EID: 84879434744     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.541.34     Document Type: Article

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