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Original Articles

Breeding for Yield Potential and Stress Adaptation in Cereals

José Luis Araus International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico. Apartado # 370, P.O. Box 60326, Houston, TX, 77205
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Gustavo A. Slafer Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), and Departament Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida, Av. Rovira Roure 191, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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Conxita Royo Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Cereal Breeding, Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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M. Dolores Serret Unitat de Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Pages 377-412 | Published online: 17 Nov 2008

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