Population improvement in lucerne (Medicago sativa L.): Components of inbreeding depression are different in original and improved populations

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 831-836

  Kimbeng, C A ^a,b   Bingham, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DIPLOIDY; INBREEDING; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; POLYPLOIDY;

CROP PRODUCTION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; POPULATION GENETICS;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032463421     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98112     Document Type: Article

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