Wheat breeding nurseries, target environments, and indirect selection for grain yield

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1168-1176

  Cooper, M ^a   Stucker, R E ^b   DeLacy, I H ^a   Harch, B D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0030865591     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700040024x     Document Type: Article

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