High yielding stable wheat genotypes for the diverse environments in Afghanistan

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 340-348

  Osmanzai, Mahmood ^a   Sharma, Ram C ^a,b  

^a CIMMYT   (Afghanistan)

^b NONE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Performance; Stability; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57749208956     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2008.340.348     Document Type: Article

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