The accuracy of varietal selection using factor analytic models for multi-environment plant breeding trials

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1063-1070

  Kelly, Alison M ^a   Smith, Alison B ^b   Eccleston, John A ^c   Cullis, Brian R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 34248378510     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.08.0540     Document Type: Article

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