Differences among bread wheat genotypes for tissue nitrogen content and their relationship to grain yield and protein content M. A. Rostami and

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-45

  O'Brien, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heritability; Nitrogen uptake; Wheat breeding

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030019269     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ar9960033     Document Type: Article

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