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Combining ability of S3 progenies for key agronomic traits in popcorn: comparison of testers in top-crosses.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 2 Dec 2016
de Lima V J, do Amaral Junior A T, Kamphorst S H, Pena G F, Leite J T, Schmitt K F M, Vittorazzi C, de Almeida Filho J E, Mora F
Abstract excerpt
The successful development of hybrid cultivars depends on the reliability of estimated combining ability of the parent lines. The objectives of this study were to assess the combining ability of partially inbred S3 families of popcorn derived from the open-pollinated variety UENF 14, via top-crosses with four testers, and to compare the testers for their ability to discriminate the S3 progenies. The experiment...
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