Sequential path model for determining interrelationships among grain yield and related characters in maize

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1690-1697

  Mohammadi, S A ^a   Prasanna, B M ^b   Singh, N N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MAIZE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141682341     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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