Identifying traits and molecular markers for improvement of ear fertility in wheat

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield potential is generally sink-limited under favourable conditions with grain growth limited mainly by the number of grains formed per unit area. In the CIMMYT program in NW Mexico, novel large-ear phenotype traits (e.g. high assimilate partitioning to ear, high...

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Main Author: Boonsrangsom, Thanita
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33044/