Micron blowout: Heritability and genetic correlations with fibre diameter and secondary follicle diameter

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1375-1379

  Hill, J A ^a   Ponzoni, R W ^b   James, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Scale effect; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032739539     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR98192     Document Type: Article

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