The ability of wheat cultivars to withstand drought in UK conditions: Formation of grain yield

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-169

  Foulkes, M J ^a   Scott, R K ^a   Sylvester Bradley, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; WHEAT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038563463     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859601001836     Document Type: Article

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