Heritability and genetic advance in recombinant inbred lines of tef (Eragrostis tef)

Euphytica

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-96

  Tefera, Hailu ^a   Assefa, Kebebew ^a   Hundera, Fufa ^a   Kefyalew, Tiruneh ^a   Teferra, Tesfaye ^a  

^a DEBRE ZEIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Eragrostis tef; Genetic advance; Grain yield; Heritability; Tef

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 0037696630     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023009720870     Document Type: Article

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