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Hybrid wheat: quantitative genetic parameters and consequences for the design of breeding programs.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2013
Longin Carl Friedrich Horst, Gowda Manje, Mühleisen Jonathan, Ebmeyer Erhard, Kazman Ebrahim, Schachschneider Ralf, Schacht Johannes, Kirchhoff Martin, Zhao Yusheng, Reif Jochen Christoph
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KEY MESSAGE: Commercial heterosis for grain yield is present in hybrid wheat but long-term competiveness of hybrid versus line breeding depends on the development of heterotic groups to improve hybrid prediction. Detailed knowledge of the amount of heterosis and quantitative genetic parameters are of paramount importance to assess the potential of hybrid breeding. Our objectives were to (1) examine the extent of...
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