Genetic variability for girth growth and rubber yield in Hevea brasiliensis Variabilidade genética para crescimento do caule e produção de borracha em Hevea brasiliensis

Basic knowledge of genetic characteristics of populations is necessary to conduct effective breeding and selection. The objective of this paper is describing the genetic variation of rubber yield and the correlation with other traits, and estimating the genetic parameters for girth growth and total...

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Main Authors: Paulo de Souza Gonçalves, Marcelo de Almeida Silva, Ligia Regina Lima Gouvêa, Erivaldo José Scaloppi Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-06-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162006000300006