Formation of heterotic groups and understanding genetic effects in a provitamin a biofortified maize breeding program

Crop Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-24

  Suwarno, Willy B ^a,c   Pixley, Kevin V ^a,b   Palacios Rojas, Natalia ^a,b   Kaeppler, Shawn M ^a   Babu, Raman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

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EID: 84890366070     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.02.0096     Document Type: Article

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