Cell membrane stability: Combining ability and gene effects under heat stress conditions

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-417

  Dhanda, S S ^a   Munjal, R ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell membrane stability; Combining ability; Gene effects; Heat response index; Heat stress; Heat susceptibility index

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350302130     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CRC.37.2009.3.10     Document Type: Article

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