Family selection in plant breeding

Euphytica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-208

  Simmonds, N W ^a,b  

^a University of Edinburgh ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

economic criteria; family selection; genetic variance; plant breeding; Saccharum officinarum; sugarcane

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 0029739254     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00023859     Document Type: Article

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