Quantitative genetics of rice. I. Evidence of unexploited genetical variation for yield and other quantitative characters in modem Indica cultivars

Field Crops Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-256

  Perera, A L T ^a   Fahim, M ^b   Sriyoheswaran, S ^b   Dhanapala, M P ^b   Senadhira, D ^c   Lawrence, M J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Rice Research and Development Institute Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

F3 families; Plant breeding; Quantitative genetics; Recombinant inbred lines; Rice; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032472825     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(97)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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