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Uniformity and yield in hybrid crop cultivars

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N.W. Simmonds
Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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Hybrid varieties
Uniformity
Competition
Yield

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Uniformity and yield in hybrid crop cultivars. (1991). Tropical Agriculture, 68(2). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1689
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Abstract

It is sometimes suggested that uniformity of growth contributes to the good yield performance of hybrid cultivars. A mechanism whereby this might happen is proposed. It is based on the notion that yield is asymmetrically related to plant stature.
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