Gamma irradiation to improve plant vigour, grain development, and yield attributes of wheat

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-143

  Singh, Bhupinder ^a   Datta, P S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ear bearing tillers (EBT); Gamma irradiation; Plant vigour; Source and sink capacity; Wheat; Yield attributes

Indexed keywords

EAR BEARING TILLERS (EBT); GAMMA IRRADIATION; PLANT VIGOUR; SOURCE AND SINK CAPACITY; WHEAT; YIELD ATTRIBUTES;

AGRICULTURE; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RADIATION;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAIN; GRAIN FILLING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT YIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEED TREATMENT; SPIKELET; WHEAT;

EID: 70350761710     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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