Correlations and heritability of the characters determining the seed yield of the long-raceme alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-59

  Bodzon, Zbigniew ^a  

^a PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Correlations; Heritability; Long raceme; Multiple regression; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HERITABILITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; POD; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED YIELD;

HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHENOTYPE; SEEDS;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 1642364009     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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