Differential selection of growth rate-related traits in wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, in contrasting greenhouse nutrient environments

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 184-196

  Verhoeven, K J F ^a,c   Biere, A ^a   Nevo, E ^b   Van Damme, J M M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Hordeum; Indirect selection; Leaf area ratio; Leaf mass fraction; Path analysis; Phenotypic selection; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area; Unit leaf rate

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; GROWTH RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; NUTRIENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MIDDLE EAST; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENT; HORDEUM; MIDDLE EAST; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0842265952     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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