Grain and floret number in response to photoperiod during stem elongation in fully and slightly vernalized wheats

Field Crops Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-27

  González, Fernanda G ^a   Slafer, Gustavo A ^a,b   Miralles, Daniel J ^a  

^a Universidad de Facultad de Agronomía   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Grain and floret number; Photoperiod; Stem elongation phase; Vernalization; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROPS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

STEM ELONGATION;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

PHOTOPERIOD; STEM; VERNALIZATION; WHEAT;

FARM CROPS; GRAIN; PLANTS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037429261     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(02)00195-8     Document Type: Article

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