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Chapter 18 - Selection and Breeding for Multiple Traits

Choice of parental stock is one of the most important steps in applying methods of breeding crosspollinating plants, as discussed in the preceding chapter. Thus, the conditions under which selection is carried out and the principles involved for a few or several traits are of utmost significance.


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Author(s): Keith W. Dorman

Publication: The Genetics and Breeding of Southern Pines - Part VI. Breeding and Southern Pines