The Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 1993
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue: 4

Dynamics of dry matter accumulation in wheat

  • Author:
  • P. R. Pokhrel, A. M. Burdun, V. A. Dragavtsev
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 366 to 371

Department of Wheat Breeding, Krasnodar Lukyanenko Agricultural Research Institute, Krasnodar, Russia 350012.

Abstract

Studies on dynamics of grain sink at different ontogenesis phases allows differentiating genotypes considering genetic system of dry matter accumulation. It was found that durum wheat varieties display a high level of grain sink size at all stages of grain development.

Keywords

Dry matter accumulation, adaptivity, grain sink, common wheat, durum wheat