Genetic improvement effects on yield stability in durum wheat genotypes grown in Italy

Field Crops Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-77

  De Vita, P ^a   Mastrangelo, A M ^a   Matteu, L ^a   Mazzucotelli, E ^b   Virzi N ^c   Palumbo, M ^c   Storto, M Lo ^d   Rizza, F ^b   Cattivelli, L ^a  

^a CRA Cereal Research Centre   (Italy)

^b CRA Genomic Research Centre   (Italy)

^c CRA Citrus and Mediterranean Cultures Research Centre   (Italy)

^d CoSEMe srl ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; AMMI analysis; Durum wheat; GE interaction; Stability; Yield

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PLANT BREEDING; SOIL FERTILITY; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ITALY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 77955917715     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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