Using tube rhizotrons to measure variation in depth penetration rate among modern North-European winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

Euphytica

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 233-245

  Ytting, N K ^a   Andersen, S B ^a   Thorup Kristensen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breeding; Method; Phenotyping; Root architecture; Root depth; Screening

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84905381724     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-014-1163-8     Document Type: Article

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