A genetic analysis of weed competitive ability in spring wheat

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-599

  Reid, Todd A ^a   Navabi, Alireza ^a,c   Cahill, James C ^a   Salmon, Donald ^b   Spaner, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Genetic correlation; International triticeae mapping initiative; Weed competition; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CROP YIELD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MATURATION; SELECTIVE BREEDING; WHEAT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVENA SATIVA; TRITICEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68049126539     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS08105     Document Type: Article

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