Selection for seed size and its impact on grain yield and quality in kabuli chickpea

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-352

  Gan, Y ^a   Jayakumar, P ^a   Zentner, R P ^a   McDonald, C L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum L.; Seed weight; Selection pressure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SIZE SELECTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; SWIFT CURRENT;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 33845943820     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-113     Document Type: Article

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