jameslitsinger.files.wordpress.com  · Web viewCitation: Gurdev S Khush. 1981. Breeding rice for multiple disease and insect resistance. Pages 220-238. In Rice Improvement in China

Citation: Gurdev S Khush. 1981. Breeding rice for multiple disease and insect resistance. Pages 220-238. In Rice Improvement in China and other Asian Countries. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines.

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