Efficiency of Plant Breeding

Crop Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-97

  Ceccarelli, Salvatore ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 84928681528     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.02.0158     Document Type: Article

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