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Inbreeding Depression of Diallel Crosses of Selected Lines of Corn 1
Author(s) -
Rumbaugh M. D.,
Lonnquist J. H.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100070013x
Subject(s) - overdominance , diallel cross , inbreeding depression , agronomy , biology , dominance (genetics) , mathematics , grain yield , inbreeding , heterosis , gene , genetics , demography , hybrid , population , sociology
Synopsis The yield and plant and ear height data indicated that the relative importance of non‐additive sources of variation was quite small when compared to the variation explainable in terms of the additive model of gene action. Although the data preponderantly favored partial dominance, some indications of overdominance were obtained.