Contribution of main stem and tillers to durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) grain yield and its components grown in Mediterranean environments

Field Crops Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-35

  Elhani, S ^a   Martos, V ^a   Rharrabti, Y ^a   Royo, C ^b   Garcia del Moral L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding; Crop yield; Durum wheat; Mediterranean environment; Uniculm ideotype

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

CROP YIELD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; UNICULM IDEOTYPE;

DROUGHT;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; GENOTYPE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT BREEDING; TILLERING; WHEAT;

CLIMATES; GRAIN; IRRIGATION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 34347246336     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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