Characterization of Sudanese pearl millet germplasm for agro-morphological traits and grain nutritional values

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-47

  Bashir, Elfadil M A ^a   Ali, Abdelbagi M ^b   Ali, Adam M ^b   Melchinger, Albrecht E ^a   Parzies, Heiko K ^a   Haussmann, Bettina I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Agricultural Research Corporation ARC   (Sudan)

Author keywords

biofortification; genetic diversity; geographic differentiation; pearl millet; phenotypic clusters; Sudan

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 84902150429     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479262113000233     Document Type: Article

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