Characterization of foxtail millet germplasm collections for yield contributing traits

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Nirmalakumari, A ^a   Vetriventhan, M ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Correlation; Foxtail millet; Germplasm; Grain yield; Path analysis; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881176958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0975928X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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