Family per se response to selfing and selection in maize based on testcross performance: A simulation study

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 367-371

  Obaidi, M ^a   Johnson, B E ^b   Van Vleck, L D ^c   Kachman, S D ^c   Smith, O S ^d  

^a MDS Inc   (Canada)

^b HybriTech Seed International   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; HOMOZYGOSITY; INBRED LINE; INBREEDING; SELECTION; SELFING; SIMULATION; TEST CROSS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031839551     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800020016x     Document Type: Article

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