Path analysis and ideotypes for plantain breeding

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 988-994

  Ortiz, Rodomiro ^a   Langie, Hilde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; PLANTAGO;

EID: 0031457232     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900060023x     Document Type: Article

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