Identifying maize inbreds with inherently better seed quality

Genetic Improvement of Seed Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 39-46

  Hoegemeyer, T C ^a   Gutormsen, T J ^b  

^a Hoegemeyer Hybrids   (United States)

^b Mid West Seed Services Brookings   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold temperature tolerance; Elite inbreds; Maize inbreds; Saturated cold test; Seed quality; Seed quality experiments; Seed treatment effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104358394     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub31.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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