Use of genetic tolerance in grain crops to overcome subsoil constraints in alkaline cropping soils

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-199

  Nuttall, J G ^a   Hobson, K B ^a   Materne, M ^a   Moody, D B ^a   Munns, R ^b   Armstrong, R D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barley; Boron; Durum; Lentil; Salinity; Sodium; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOILS; AUSTRALIA; BARLEY; BREAD WHEAT; CEREAL CROP; CROP YIELD; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DURUM WHEATS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAIN CROPS; GRAIN YIELD; HIGH SALINITY; IN-LINE; IN-PLANTS; NEAR ISOGENIC LINES; POTENTIAL CONSTRAINTS; SOIL CORES; SOIL EC; WIDE AREA; YIELD INCREASE;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CROPS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM;

SOILS;

ALKALINITY; BARLEY; BORON; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LEGUME; SALINITY; SODIUM; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUBSOIL; TOLERANCE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA;

HORDEUM; LENS CULINARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 77950614270     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09081     Document Type: Article

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