Improving cereal protein yields for high latitude conditions

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Peltonen Sainio, Pirjo ^a   Jauhiainen, Lauri ^a   Nissilä, Eero ^b,c  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd   (Finland)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Barley; Cultivar; Environment; Oat; Protein; Protein concentration; Self sufficiency; Triticale; Wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENOTYPE; LEGUME; PROTEIN; WHEAT;

FINLAND;

AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857938299     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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