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Breeding Methods for Pearl Millet ( Pennisetum Glaucum ) Indicated by Genetic Variance Component Studies 1
Author(s) -
Burton Glenn W.
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/agronj1959.00021962005100080012x
Subject(s) - pennisetum , pearl , forage , biology , agronomy , variance components , pennisetum purpureum , yield (engineering) , mathematics , statistics , geography , dry matter , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy
Synopsis Eighteen populations of pearl millet singlecrosses (818 in all) tested over an 11‐year period varied greatly in the percentage of nonadditive genetic variance exhibited. On the average, 55.9% of their total genetic variance for forage yield was of the nonadditive type.