Changes in duration of developmental phases of durum wheat caused by breeding in Spain and Italy during the 20th century and its impact on yield

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1355-1366

  Isidro, Julio ^a   Álvaro, Fanny ^b   Royo, Conxita ^b   Villegas, Dolors ^b   Miralles, Daniel J ^c   García Del Moral, Luis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

apical development; breeding; floral abortion; grain and floret number; grain setting; terminal spikelet, durum wheat; Triticum durum

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GERMPLASM; MATURATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOWING; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CEREAL; CROP; FLOWER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; LIGHT; SEASON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WHEAT;

BREEDING; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLOWERS; ITALY; LIGHT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RAIN; SEASONS; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

ANDALUCIA; CATALONIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; ITALY; LERIDA [CATALONIA]; SPAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 79957818841     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr063     Document Type: Article

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