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New heat tolerant lima bean: Plant breeding program developed new variety of standard lima bean suitable for interior valleys
Author
R. W. AllardAuthor Affiliations
R. W. Allard is Associate Professor of Agronomy, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 8(3):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n03p5. March 1954.
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Abstract
The new Mackie lima bean–the result of a cross between a baby lima strain from the Hopi Indian reservation and a strain similar to Burpee's Bush–is a bush type variety.
Allard R. 1954. New heat tolerant lima bean: Plant breeding program developed new variety of standard lima bean suitable for interior valleys. Hilgardia 8(3):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n03p5
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