Adapting wheat cultivars to resource conserving farming practices and human nutritional needs

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-413

  Trethowan, R M ^a   Reynolds, M ^a   Sayre, K ^a   Ortiz Monasterio, I ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Drought tolerance; Human nutrition; Root health; Water use efficiency; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROPPING PRACTICE; NUTRITION; TILLAGE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24044474393     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.040137.x     Document Type: Review

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