Heterosis: Feeding people and protecting natural resources

The Genetics and Exploitation of Heterosis in Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 19-29

  Duvick, D N ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Global food production system; Heterosis; Hybrid maize; Hybrid sorghum; Hybrid sunflower

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101895806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/1999.geneticsandexploitation.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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