How many parents give the highest yield in predicted synthetic and composite populations of maize?

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1905-1913

  Kutka, F J ^a   Smith, M E ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35348833516     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.12.0802sc     Document Type: Article

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