Impact of genotype-environment interactions on the inheritance of wheat yield in low-yielding environments

Euphytica

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-23

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diallel cross; Genotype environment interaction; Marginal environments; Wheat; Yellow rust; Yield

Indexed keywords

GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; INHERITANCE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; WHEAT;

EID: 0032981598     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003444509455     Document Type: Article

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