Variation in chlorophyll content per unit leaf area in spring wheat and implications for selection in segregating material

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Hamblin, John ^a   Stefanova, Katia ^a   Angessa, Tefera Tolera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRITION; SPRING WHEAT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; WHEAT;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRITICUM;

EID: 84899786844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092529     Document Type: Article

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