Contribution of main culm and tillers to grain yield of durum wheat: Influence of sowing date and plant traits

The question of whether tillers are a burden or a resource in durum wheat is of concern in the variable Mediterranean climates. The contribution of tillers to grain yield was investigated in commercial cultivars differing in time to anthesis, tillering and spike size, in response to three sowing dat...

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Main Authors: Iduna Arduini, Elisa Pellegrino, Laura Ercoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/1115