Effects of competition on phenotypic expression and differentiation of five quality traits of carrot (Daucus carota L.) and their implications in breeding

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-340

  Traka Mavrona, Ekaterini ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carrot; Competition; Daucus carota; Heritability; Honeycomb selection; Phenotypic differentiation; Phenotypic expression

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0030221759     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4238(96)00884-9     Document Type: Article

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