A century of Nordic barley breeding-Effects on early vigour root and shoot growth, straw length, harvest index and grain weight

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 266-274

  Bertholdsson, N O ^a   Kolodinska Brantestam, A ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Nordic Genetic Resource Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barley; Breeding; Early vigour; Hydroponics; Root growth; Seedlings; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GERMPLASM; HARVESTING; HYDROPONICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT BREEDING; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; VIGOR;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 63249093573     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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