Overview of heterosis and heterotic groups in agronomic crops

Concepts and Breeding of Heterosis in Crop Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 29-44

  Melchinger, Albrecht E ^a   Gumber, Ramesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agronomic traits; Faba bean; Heterosis; Heterotic groups; Heterotic patterns; Hybrid breeding; Ice; Maize; Oilseed rape; Rye

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104327063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub25.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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