Optimum allocation of test resources and relative efficiency of alternative procedures of within-family selection in hybrid breeding: Short Communication

Plant Breeding

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Longin, C F H ^a   Maurer, H P ^a   Melchinger, A E ^a   Frisch, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DH line; Monte Carlo simulation; S1 family; Selection gain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 63849233298     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2008.01570.x     Document Type: Article

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