Grain weight, radiation interception and use efficiency as affected by sink-strength in Mediterranean wheats released from 1940 to 2005

Field Crops Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-105

  Acreche, Martín M ^a   Slafer, Gustavo A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grain weight; Mediterranean area; Radiation use efficiency; Sink strength; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENOTYPE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 57049143202     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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