The analysis of the NSW wheat variety database. I. Modelling trial error variance

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-27

  Cullis, B R ^a   Thomson, F M ^a   Fisher, J A ^a   Gilmour, A R ^b   Thompson, R ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype by environment interaction; Variance heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029811796     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00222947     Document Type: Article

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