The quantitative genetics of sex allocation in the andromonoecious perennial, Solanum carolinense (L.)

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-488

  Elle, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Genetic correlations; Heritability; Restricted maximum likelihood; Sex allocation; Solanum carolinense

Indexed keywords

ANDROMONOECY; FLORAL CHARACTER; HERITABILITY; SEX ALLOCATION;

SOLANUM CAROLINENSE;

EID: 0031976371     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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