Genetic variability in herbage and seed yield in selected half-sib families of berseem clover, Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Plant Breeding

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 559-562

  Martiniello, P ^a   Iannucci, A ^a  

^a Ist Sperim le Culture Foraggere   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic and phenotypic correlation; Half sib mating; Herbage and seed components; Heritability; Trifolium alexandrinum

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERBAGE; HERITABILITY; ITALY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; SEED YIELD;

TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM;

EID: 0032422277     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1998.tb02207.x     Document Type: Article

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