Precision of the genotypic correlation estimated from variety trials conducted in incomplete block designs

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1044-1048

  Singh, M ^a   Ceccarelli, S ^a   Grando, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Genotypic and phenotypic correlations; Incomplete block design; Lattice design; Standard error; Variety trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030712063     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050660     Document Type: Article

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