Awns reduce grain number to increase grain size and harvestable yield in irrigated and rainfed spring wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2573-2586

  Rebetzke, G J ^a   Bonnett, D G ^a,b,c   Reynolds, M P ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Breeding; canopy temperature; drought; germplasm; harvest index; heritability; photosynthesis; screenings; test weight

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; FLOWER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CROP PRODUCTION; FLOWERS; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT BREEDING; RAIN; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84969951477     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw081     Document Type: Article

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