Biometrical analyses of linolenic acid content of soybean seeds

The genetic reduction of linolenic acid levels increases the quality and stability of soybean oil. The objective of this study was to determine the inheritance and evaluate the nature and magnitude of gene effects on soybean seed linolenic acid level. Means and variances of F1, F2, and F3 generation...

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Main Authors: Gesteira Abelmon da Silva, Schuster Ivan, José Inês Chamel, Piovesan Newton Deniz, Viana José Marcelo Soriano, Barros Everaldo Gonçalves de, Moreira Maurilio Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2003-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000100011