Yield stability and development in two- and six-rowed winter barleys under Mediterranean conditions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 109-119

  García Del Moral, Luis F ^a   García Del Moral, M Belén ^b   Molina Cano, José L ^c   Slafer, Gustavo A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apical development; Tiller production and mortality; Two and six rowed winter barleys; Yield components; Yield stability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); YIELD STRESS;

YIELD STABILITY;

CULTIVATION;

BARLEY; CROP YIELD; MORTALITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0037456215     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(02)00215-0     Document Type: Article

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