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Estimate of genotypic value: A proposed method

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Genotypic differences in yield between breeding lines or cultivars may be estimated with the aid of functions of the regression of their individual yields, in different environments, on the mean yields of all the lines tested in the respective environments.

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Pinthus, M.J. Estimate of genotypic value: A proposed method. Euphytica 22, 121–123 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021563

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Keywords

  • Plant Physiology
  • Breeding Line
  • Genotypic Difference
  • Individual Yield
  • Respective Environment