Physiological and agronomic consequences of rht genes in wheat

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-46

  Gent, Martin P N ^a   Kiyomoto, Richard K ^a  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Dwarfing; Harvest index; Height; Kernel weight; Leaf area; Leaf permeability; Light interception; Nitrogen; Partitioning; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Triticum; Water use; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742533519     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v01n01_02     Document Type: Article

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