Development of Synthetic Variety of Coconut: PCA Syn Var 001 I. Status and Prospects

Increased genotypic heterozygozity through phenotypic disassortative mating improves vigor and yield performance of progenies, while inbreeding causes depression, thus the use of F2 seeds from F1 variety hybrids could lead to disastrous results. Knowing the partiality of coconut farmers in using se...

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Main Authors: Ramon L. Rivera, Gerardo A. Santos, Susan M. Rivera, Ernesto. E. Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Coconut Community 2008-04-01
Series:CORD
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Online Access:https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/161