Genotypic variation for agro-physiological traits and their utilization as screening indices for drought tolerance in wheat

Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Sharma, K D ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Canopy temperature depression; Drought susceptibility index; Drought tolerance; Relative water content; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80052994918     PISSN: 00195200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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