Diallel analysis of agronomic characters in white endosperm corn

Journal of Genetics and Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-365

  Dehghanpour, Z ^a   Ehdaie, B ^b   Moghaddam, M ^c  

^a SEED AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Combining ability; Inheritance; White endosperm; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030405778     PISSN: 03949257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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