Methods to evaluate wheat cultivar testing environments and improve cultivar selection protocols

Field Crops Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Thomason, W E ^a   Phillips, S B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivar by environment; Grain yield prediction; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CULTIVAR BY ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN YIELD PREDICTION; WHEAT;

CROPS;

CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; PLANT BREEDING; TESTING METHOD; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33747750157     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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