Selection among and within and combined selection in oil palm families derived from Dura x Dura Seleção entre e dentro e seleção combinada em famílias de dendê oriundas do cruzamento Dura x Dura

Oil palm, in view of the worldwide consumed oil, is a perennial crop of great importance. Nevertheless, the genetic improvement is still incipient. In this study we applied the selection among and within families and the combined selection, based on the phenotypic values and phenotypic performance (...

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Main Authors: Digner Santiago Ortega Cedillo, Fábio Medeiros Ferreira, Willian Silva Barros, Cosme Damião Cruz, Luiz Antônio dos Santos Dias, Rodrigo Barros Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2008-02-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782008000100011