Estimation of heritability of the nectar guide of flowers in Brassica rapa L.

Breeding Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-79

  Syafaruddin, ^a   Kobayashi, Kiwa ^a   Yoshioka, Yosuke ^a   Horisaki, Atsushi ^b   Niikura, Satoshi ^b   Ohsawa, Ryo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Tohoku Seed Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; F1 hybrid; Heritability; Image analysis; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; INSECTA;

EID: 33644989973     PISSN: 13447610     EISSN: 13473735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.56.75     Document Type: Article

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