Genetic Analysis of Resistance to Pod Shattering in Soybean (Glycine Max. (L) Merrill).

A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Msc. Agronomy (Plant Breeding Option), 2010.

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