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Heterotic patterns in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.): I. Crosses between spring and Chinese semi-winter lines.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jun 2007
Qian W, Sass O, Meng J, Li M, Frauen M, Jung C
Abstract excerpt
Chinese semi-winter rapeseed is genetically diverse from Canadian and European spring rapeseed. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of semi-winter rapeseed for spring rapeseed hybrid breeding, to assess the genetic effects involved, and to estimate the correlation of parental genetic distance (GD) with hybrid performance, heterosis, general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability...
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