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The method proposed by Hardwick and Wood (1972) for relating genotype-environment interactions to measures of environmental variables is extended and two examples are discussed.
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Wood, J. The use of environmental variables in the interpretation of genotype-environment interaction. Heredity 37, 1–7 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1976.61
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