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Estimates of heritability in a blanched asparagus population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 31 Mar 2002
Cravero Vanina, Cointry Enrique, Gatti Ileana, Anido Fernando López
Abstract excerpt
To estimate the heritability values of characters frequently used as selective criteria, 32 half-sib families obtained from selected plants of three populations of the asparagus variety Argenteüil were evaluated in a randomized complete block design. The following characters were measured: days to emergence of the first spear, number and diameter of spears, number of stalks, plant height and average weight. The...
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