Repeatability of progeny mean, combining ability, heterosis and heterobeltiosis in early generations of a potato breeding programme

Potato Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Kumar, Raj ^a   Gopal, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL POTATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Clonal generations; Correlations; Seedling generation; Size and colour; Solanum tuberosum L.; Tuber shape; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANDIGENA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33846419578     PISSN: 00143065     EISSN: 18714528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11540-006-9012-3     Document Type: Article

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