Potential biases of incomplete linear models in heritability estimation and breeding value prediction

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 724-736

  Lu, P X ^a   Huber, D A ^a   White, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; MODEL;

GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MODELING; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 0032799738     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-047     Document Type: Article

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