The effects of seed size on emergence and yield of durum wheat

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-237

  Akinci, Cuma ^a   Yildirim, Mehmet ^a   Bahar, Bilge ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Durum wheat; Emergence; Seed size; Yield

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 52949091556     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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