Combining high grain number and weight through a DH-population to improve grain yield potential of wheat in high-yielding environments

Field Crops Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-115

  Bustos, Daniela V ^a   Hasan, Ahmed K ^a   Reynolds, Matthew P ^b   Calderini, Daniel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cereals; Fruiting efficiency; Grain number; Grain weight; Radiation use efficiency; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FRUITING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; HYBRID; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RADIATION BALANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF; WEIGHT; WHEAT;

CHILE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875862981     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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