Seed growth of desi and kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in a short-season Mediterranean-type environment

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-188

  Davies, S L ^a   Turner, N C ^a,b   Siddique, K H M ^b,c   Plummer, J A ^b   Leport, L ^b,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Photosynthesis; Seed filling; Seed size; Terminal drought

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTYPE; SEED PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0033005311     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98134     Document Type: Article

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