Photoperiod and vernalisation response of Mediterranean wheats, and implications for adaptation

Euphytica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 377-384

  Ortiz Ferrara, G ^a   Mosaad, M G ^b   Mahalakshmi, V ^c   Rajaram, S ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Photoperiod; Vernalisation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC SELECTION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT BREEDING; POLYPLOIDY; VERNALISATION; WHEAT;

EID: 7144235783     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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