Variability and inheritance of flowering time and duration in Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit)

Euphytica

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 395-402

  Cheng, C H ^a   Seal, A G ^a   Murphy, S J ^a   Lowe, R G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. chinensis; Flowering duration; Flowering time; Heritability; Kiwifruit breeding

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 33646476691     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-9036-9     Document Type: Article

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