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Heterosis for horticultural traits in broccoli.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Aug 2007
Hale Anna L, Farnham Mark W, Nzaramba M Ndambe, Kimbeng Collins A
Abstract excerpt
Over the last three decades, broccoli (Brassica oleracea L., Italica Group) hybrids made by crossing two inbred lines replaced open-pollinated populations to become the predominant type of cultivar. The change to hybrids evolved with little or no understanding of heterosis or hybrid vigor in this crop. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine levels of heterosis expressed by a set of hybrids...
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