Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Unlocking the Secret to Flowering Control in Sweet Peas and Garden Peas

Annals of Botany
A Comparison of the Flowering and Branching Control Systems in Lathyrus odoratus L. and Pisum sativum L.
John J. Ross, Ian C. Murfet

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