Effect of water availability and temperature on the genotype-by-environment interaction of pearl millet in semi-arid tropical environments

Euphytica

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-183

  Van Oosterom, E J ^a   Mahalakshmi, V ^a   Bidinger, F R ^a   Rao, K P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Escape; Genotype by environment interaction; Pearl millet; Pennisetum glaucum; Soil water availability; Stress; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000048381     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00034603     Document Type: Article

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