Genetics of grain yield and other agronomic characters in t'ef (Eragrostis tef Zucc Trotter). II. The triple test cross

Euphytica

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Tefera, Hailu ^a,b   Peat, W E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Centre   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Epistasis; Eragrostis tef; Quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 0030826919     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002949028094     Document Type: Article

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