Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Priyadarshan, P.M. (Editor), Jain, S. Mohan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
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