Hybrid and Open-Pollinated Varieties in Modern Agriculture

Plant Breeding: The Arnel R. Hallauer International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 234-250

  Pixley, Kevin V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cereal production; Hybrid varieties; Maize; Open pollinated varieties; Rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889275859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470752708.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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