Genetic basis of yield as viewed from a crop physiologist's perspective

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-128

  Slafer, G A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetics; Models; Physiology; QTL; Yield; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0038581966     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00237.x     Document Type: Review

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