Phenotypic and genotypic variation in seed production traits within a full-sib family of meadow fescue

Plant Breeding

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-246

  Fang, C ^a   Aamlid, T S ^b   Jorgensen O ^a   Rognli, O A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Apelsvoll Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Festuca pratensis; Genotype x environment interaction; Genotypic variation; Path coefficient analysis; Reproductive characters; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

EID: 3042527693     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2004.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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