Quantitative analysis of Linum usitatissimum crosses for dual-purpose traits

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-292

  Foster, R ^a   Pooni, H S ^a   Mackay, I J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Agrifusion Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; CULTIVAR; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FLOWERING; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; INBRED LINE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0031770552     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005917     Document Type: Article

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