Heritability, heterosis and correlations of fruit characters and yield in Thai slicing melon (Cucumis melo L. var. conomon Makino)

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Iathet, Chamnan ^a   Piluek, Kasem ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Correlation; Heritability; Heterosis; Thai slicing melon

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 33749394052     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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