Selection for individual traits in the early generations of a potato breeding program dedicated to producing cultivars with tubers having long shape and russet skin

American Potato Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-213

  Love, S L ^b   Werner, B K ^b   Pavek, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genotype by environment interaction; Negative selection; Positive selection; Shape; Solanum tuberosion L.; Tuber; Tuber defects; Yield

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030836607     PISSN: 00030589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02851598     Document Type: Article

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