A genetic examination of early flowering and maturity in Canadian spring wheat

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 995-1004

  Iqbal, M ^a   Navabi, A ^a   Salmon, D F ^b   Yang, Rong Cai ^a,b   Spaner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diallel cross; Earliness; Photoperiod; Triticum aestivum L.; Vernalization

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BREEDING; CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; VERNALIZATION; WHEAT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33847290419     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P06-002     Document Type: Article

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