Progress in genetic improvement of grain yield and related physiological traits of Chinese wheat in Henan Province

Field Crops Research

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-128

  Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Xu, Weigang ^b   Wang, Huiwei ^b   Dong, Haibin ^b   Qi, Xueli ^b   Zhao, Mingzhong ^b   Fang, Yuhui ^b   Gao, Chong ^b   Hu, Lin ^b  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic improvement; Physiological traits; Source sink relationship; Wheat; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIMITING FACTOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; TRANSLOCATION; WHEAT;

CHINA; HENAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84989332542     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2016.09.022     Document Type: Article

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