Inheritance in seed size of alfalfa: Quantitative analysis and response to selection

Plant Breeding

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-340

  Gjuric, R ^a   Smith Jr , S R ^b  

^a Deutsche Saatveredelung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heritability; Medicago sativa; Seed size; Selection methodology

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030921820     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1997.tb01008.x     Document Type: Article

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