Phenotypic variation in physiological determinants of yield in spring sown safflower under Mediterranean conditions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 199-204

  Koutroubas, Spyridon D ^a   Papakosta, Despo K ^b   Doitsinis, Alexandros ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Regional Laboratory of Agricultural Extension and Fertilizer Analysis of Central Makedonia   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius; Genotypes; Growth rate; Harvest index; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 67349261996     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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