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Measurement and inheritance of environmental response amongst selected material of Lolium perenne
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Measurement and inheritance of environmental response amongst selected material of Lolium perenne

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  • C J A Samuel1 nAff2 

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    Present address: Forest Research Station, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey

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Hill, J., Samuel, C. Measurement and inheritance of environmental response amongst selected material of Lolium perenne. Heredity 27, 265–276 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1971.89

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