Environmental influences on seed and oil characteristics of: Flax
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D. M. YermanosAuthor Affiliations
D. M. Yermanos is Assistant Agronomist, Agronomy Department, University of California, Agricultural Experiment Station, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 17(8):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v017n08p12. August 1963.
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Abstract
The genetic constitution of flax plants determines the quantity and quality of oil produced. However, both of these seed characteristics are strongly influenced by environment, as reported in these analyses of flaxseed grown in different locations in California.
Yermanos D. 1963. Environmental influences on seed and oil characteristics of: Flax. Hilgardia 17(8):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v017n08p12
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