Effectiveness of indirect selection for wheat yield in a stress environment

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-309

  Hill, J ^a   Ortiz, R ^a   Wagoire, W W ^a   Stolen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bread wheat lines; Coheritability; Diallel cross; Direct selection; Indirect selection; Yellow rust; Yield

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CROP YIELD; CROSSING; DIALLEL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; STRESS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032908202     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051073     Document Type: Article

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