Breeding objectives and the relative importance of traits in plant and animal breeding: a comparative review
Breeding objectives always involve consideration of multiple traits, even in situations where output of a single trait is dominant. We review literature dealing with formal definition of breeding objectives. Involvement of farmers in the process of setting up breeding objectives is also considered....
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2018 |
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