Inheritance of net photosynthesis and transpiration efficiency in spring wheat, Triticum aestivum L., under drought

Plant Breeding

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-95

  Malik, T A ^a   Wright, D ^b   Virk, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drought resistance; Genetic analysis; Heritability; Net photosynthesis; Transpiration efficiency; Triticum aestioum

Indexed keywords

CROSSING; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPIRATION EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0032933060     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.1999.118001093.x     Document Type: Article

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