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Comparison of two methods of reciprocal recurrent selection in maize (Zea mays L.).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 May 2012
Ordas B, Butron A, Alvarez A, Revilla P, Malvar R A
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Reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS) was proposed for simultaneously improving two populations and their cross. A modification of the classical full-sib RRS (FS-RRS) was proposed in which the performance of full-sibs and S(2) families is combined in a selection index (FS-S(2)-RRS). The Mediterranean corn borer (MCB) is the main corn borer species in the Mediterranean and adjacent areas and produces important...
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