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Seed size as a varietal difference in broad beans (Vicia Faba L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. A. K. El Saeed
Affiliation:
University of Khartoum, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Sudan

Extract

1. Emergence and dry-matter production of largeand small seeds of two varieties of broad beans (Beladi and Rebaya 34) were studied.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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