Correlation of photothermal quotient with spring wheat yield

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 7869-7852

  Ahmed, Mukhtar ^a   Fayyaz ul Hassan, ^a   Asim, M ^b   Aslam, M Aqeel ^a   Akram, Mustazhar Nasib ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Environment; Kernel weight; Photothermal quotient; Solar radiation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROP MANAGEMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLOWERING; GENOTYPE; GRAIN YIELD; GROWTH PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PHOTOTHERMAL QUOTIENT; PHOTOTROPHY; PLANT AGE; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT YIELD LOSS; SEED KERNEL; SEED WEIGHT; SOLAR RADIATION; SOWING DATE; SPRING WHEAT; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78649387247     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1288     Document Type: Article

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