Heritability of crown traits in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-43

  Marquez Ortiz J J ^a   Lamb, J F S ^b   Johnson, L D ^c   Barnes, D K ^d   Stucker, R E ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Cal/West Seeds   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINING ABILITY; DIALLEL ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HERITABILITY; INHERITANCE; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; UNITED STATES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 17044450410     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900010006x     Document Type: Article

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