Awnedness affects grain yield and kernel weight in near-isogenic lines of durum wheat

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1285-1293

  Motzo, Rosella ^a   Giunta, Francesco ^b  

^a Facolta di Farmacia   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Canopy temperature; Drought; Radiation interception

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; INTERCEPTION; TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0036950566     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02008     Document Type: Article

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