Weighted means are unnecessary in cultivar performance trials

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1745-1750

  Hühn, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 2642646261     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700060012x     Document Type: Article

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