Inheritance of grain yield in a half-diallel maize population

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Ünay, Aydin ^a   Basal, Hüseyin ^a   Konak, Cahit ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combining ability; Diallel analysis; Heterotic effect; Maize

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION;

GRAIN YIELD; HETEROSIS; PARENTAL LINES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CROP YIELD; HERITABILITY; HETEROSIS; MAIZE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 5044232589     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0310-11     Document Type: Article

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