TOPCROSS HYBRIDS AS AN ENTRY INTO COMMERCIAL SEED PRODUCTION OF PEARL MILLET IN EASTERN AFRICA
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Agriculture
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0014-4797,1469-4441
DOI: 10.1017/s001447970500267x