Variance component analysis of plant architectural traits and fruit yield in melon

Euphytica

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-143

  Zalapa, Juan E ^a   Staub, Jack E ^a   McCreight, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo L.; Exotic germplasm; Heritability estimation; Primary branch number; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 44749089536     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-007-9622-0     Document Type: Article

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