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Quantitative Genetics In Maize Breeding 2nd Edn.

	Quantitative Genetics In Maize Breeding 2Nd Edn. by Hallauer A. R.
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The material of this work will be of interst to graduate students in plant breeding, to maize breeders conductig basic research on breeding and selection methods, and to maize breeders whose main concerns are developing improved in bred lines and hybrids. Some of the elementary principles of quantitative genetics and selection are given to provide guidelines in interpreting the summaries of empirical data. bacause of rapid development of the inbred line-hybrid concept in maize, some chapters pertain more to maize than to other crop species. CONTENTS : Introduction. Means and variances. Covariance between relatives. Hereditary variance: mating designs. Hereditary variance; exprimental estimates. Selection: theory. Selection : experimental results. Testers and combining ability. Inbreeding. heterosis. Germplasm. breeding plants. Index. 1988 (HB)

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