Comparison of water relations and drought related flag leaf traits in hexaploid spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 234-238

  Bhutta, Waqas Manzoor ^a   Ibrahim, M ^a   Tahira, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cross breeding; Drought; Heritability; Wheat genotype

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33744955898     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3434-pse     Document Type: Article

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