Blueberry

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Berries

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1-40

  Rowland, Lisa J ^a   Hancock, James F ^b   Bassil, Nahla V ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository   (United States)

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