get_parents {QBMS}

Get Direct Parents

Description

Internal helper function to split the given pedigree string that provides the parentage through which a cultivar was obtained and retrieve the pedigrees of the direct parents.

Usage

get_parents(pedigree)

Arguments

pedigree

A string providing the parentage through which a cultivar was obtained.

Value

A vector of two items, representing the direct female and male parents.

Author(s)

Khaled Al-Shamaa, [e-mail]