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Harvest index versus grain/straw-ratio. Theoretical comments and experimental results on the comparison of variation - Euphytica

  • ️Huehn, Manfred
  • ️Fri Jan 01 1993

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The variation of the two parameters, harvest index and grain/straw-ratio, has been theoretically compared by applying the relative measure coefficient of variation. The harvest index exhibits a clear superiority (= lower variation) compared to the grain/straw-ratio.

Applications to ten European winter oilseed rape cultivars and lines are in an excellent agreement with the theoretical findings.

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  1. Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding, University Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, D-24098, Kiel, Germany

    Manfred Huehn

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Huehn, M. Harvest index versus grain/straw-ratio. Theoretical comments and experimental results on the comparison of variation. Euphytica 68, 27–32 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024151

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  • Received: 22 September 1992

  • Accepted: 09 April 1993

  • Issue Date: January 1993

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024151

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