A software tool for teaching backcross breeding simulation

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1049-1053

  Fita, Ana ^a   Tarín, Néstor ^b   Prohens, Jaime ^a   Rodríguez Burruezo, Adrián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b IN2 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding methods; Cucumis melo; Effective learning; Retromelon

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 78650775427     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.20.6.1049     Document Type: Article

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