Inheritance of β-carotene concentration in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum)

Euphytica

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 215-221

  Santra, Meenakshi ^a   Santra, D K ^a   Rao, V S ^b   Taware, S P ^b   Tamhankar, S A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; Epistasis; Heritability; Noodle colour; Pasta quality; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 25444461931     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-5815-6     Document Type: Article

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