Pre-maturity α-amylase and incipient sprouting in UK winter wheat, with special reference to the variety Rialto

Euphytica

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-269

  Tjin Wong Joe, A F ^a   Summers, R W ^b   Lunn, G D ^c   Atkinson, M D ^a   Kettlewell, P S ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Monsanto UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amylase; Aleurone; Phadebas; Pre maturity; Sprouting; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 23944518028     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-7877-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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