Tob. Sci., 1984, 28-36, p. 143-146, ISSN. 0082-4523
Breeding sources for reduced sucker growth in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)
Tobacco Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oxford, NC, USA; Department of Crop Science, North Caroline State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Sucker (axillary bud) producing characteristics of a selected group of Tobacco Introductions (TI) were measured in field tests at two locations in North Carolina during 1981 and 1982. In addition, the F2 populations of crosses between selected Tl’s...