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The nature of the breeding system in the field bean (v. faba L.) and its relationship to breeding for yield
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The nature of the breeding system in the field bean (v. faba L.) and its relationship to breeding for yield

  • D G Rowlands1 nAff2 

Heredity volume 12, pages 113–126 (1958)Cite this article

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Rowlands, D. The nature of the breeding system in the field bean (v. faba L.) and its relationship to breeding for yield. Heredity 12, 113–126 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1958.9

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