Characterization of Leaf Rust Resistance in Hard Red Spring Wheat Cultivars

L M Oelke1, J A Kolmer1

  • 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, and United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul MN, 55108.

Plant Disease
|February 24, 2019
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