Genotypic increases in coleoptile length improves stand establishment, vigour and grain yield of deep-sown wheat

Field Crops Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-23

  Rebetzke, G J ^a   Richards, R A ^a   Fettell, N A ^b   Long, M ^c   Condon, A G ^a   Forrester, R I ^a   Botwright, T L ^a,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Coondarra' ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative dwarfing genes; Breeding; Deep sowing; Establishment; Harvest index; Rht8; Spike and tiller number

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DWARFING GENES; DEEP SOWING; HARVEST INDEX; RHT8; SPIKE NUMBERS; TILLER NUMBER;

BIOMASS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); SEED;

CROPS;

BREEDING; CROP YIELD; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; SEEDLING; SOWING DATE; WHEAT;

BIOMASS; BREEDING; GRAIN; SEEDING; SEEDS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33749621428     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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