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Means and Variances

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Quantitative Genetics in Maize Breeding

Part of the book series: Handbook of Plant Breeding ((HBPB,volume 6))

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Choice of germplasm as source of elite inbred lines is the most important decision the breeder takes. No tool or breeding methodology will be successful if a poor choice is made on source populations.

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Arnel R. Hallauer

  2. Department of Plant Sciences #7670, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108-6050, USA

    Marcelo J. Carena

  3. University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    J. B. Miranda Filho

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Hallauer, A.R., Carena, M.J., Filho, J.B.M. (2010). Means and Variances. In: Quantitative Genetics in Maize Breeding. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0766-0_2

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