Seed yield and stability of bean multiline

Field Crops Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 153-159

  Wortmann, C S ^a   Gridley, H E ^a   Musaana, S M ^b  

^a Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b Namulonge AARI   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bean; Genetic diversity; Multiline; Phaseolus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644254352     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(95)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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