Mapping quantitative trait loci for flag leaf senescence as a yield determinant in winter wheat under optimal and drought-stressed environments

Euphytica

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-263

  Verma, Vinesh ^a   Foulkes, M J ^b   Worland, A J ^f   Sylvester Bradley, R ^c   Caligari, P D S ^d,e   Snape, J W ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Drought; QTL; Senescence; Wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

CASTOR FIBER; EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1342268882     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUPH.0000013255.31618.14     Document Type: Article

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