Inheritance of evapotranspiration and transpiration efficiencies in diallel F1 hybrids of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum)

Euphytica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-79

  Solomon, K F ^a   Labuschagne, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Durum wheat; Soil moisture stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ILEX COOKII; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 1842586920     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUPH.0000019522.80626.48     Document Type: Article

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