A selection strategy for combining high grain yield and high protein content in South African wheat cultivars

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-114

  Koekemoer, F P ^a   Labuschagne, M T ^a   Van Deventer, C S ^b  

^a ARC Small Grain Institute   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Grain protein content; Grain yield; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DIALLEL ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; HERITABILITY; HYBRID; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; SOUTH AFRICA; WHEAT;

EID: 0032765072     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03543926     Document Type: Article

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