Exploitation of heterosis: Uniformity and stability

The Genetics and Exploitation of Heterosis in Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 319-333

  Janick, J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding technique; Crop uniformity; Genetic homogeneity; Genetic progress; Genetic stability; Heterosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101892978     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/1999.geneticsandexploitation.c30     Document Type: Chapter

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