Effectiveness of honeycomb selection for yield superiority at three interplant distances: A field simulation study using chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) inbred lines

Euphytica

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-311

  Iliadis, G C ^a   Roupakias, D G ^b   Goulas, C K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Field simulation; Honeycomb; Individual plant selection; Interplant distance; Plot evaluation; Selection pressure

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0142091354     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025757817020     Document Type: Article

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