Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing the effectiveness of nonwoven fabric pollination tents for improved grass breeding

Michael Trammell
  • Michael Trammell
  • Noble Research Institute, LLC 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA.
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Dusty G. Pittman
  • Dusty G. Pittman
  • Noble Research Institute, LLC 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA.
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Daljit Singh Virk
  • Daljit Singh Virk
  • School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, LL57 2UW, UK.
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Hannah Senior
  • Hannah Senior
  • PBS International, Salter Road, Scarborough, YO11 3UP, UK.
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  •  Received: 29 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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