Statistical analysis of yield trials by AMMI and GGE: Further considerations

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 866-889

  Gauch Jr , Hugh G ^a   Piepho, Hans Peter ^b   Annicchiarico, Paolo ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

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EID: 46849090732     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.09.0513     Document Type: Review

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