Quantitative genetics of heterosis

The Genetics and Exploitation of Heterosis in Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 31-48

  Lamkey, K R ^a   Edwards, J W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene action; Heterosis; Hybrid maize; Inbreeding depression; Measured genotypes; Quantitative genetics; Single locus theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101888973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/1999.geneticsandexploitation.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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