Yield stability of maize hybrids evaluated in multi-environment trials in Yunnan, China

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 220-228

  Fan, Xing Ming ^a   Kang, Manjit S ^b   Chen, Hongmei ^c   Zhang, Yudong ^d   Tan, Jing ^c   Xu, Chuxia ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

^d Agri Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX; MAIZE TESTING PROGRAM; MULTI-ENVIRONMENT TRIALS (MET);

CROPS;

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846204766     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0144     Document Type: Article

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