A subjective rating.scale was used to select tomato inbreds with inserted stigmas (inserted) for crossing with inbreds possessing exserted stigmas (exserted) in a combining ability study. Six inserted parents were inbred to F, or F,, but were not stable for stigma position in most cases. The exserte
Utilization of heterosis in corn breeding and the production of hybrid seed
โ Scribed by Obolensky, G.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1958
- Weight
- 915 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-5134
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