Leaf appearance rate and associated characters in some Mexican and Australian wheats

dc.contributor	Syme, JR
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T23:32:26Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-07T23:32:26Z
dc.date.issued	1974
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=AR9740001.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/27967
dc.description.abstract	Three Mexican cultivars of high yield potential were compared in four field sowings with three Australian varieties of similar flowering time. The cultivars had different numbers of leaves on the main stem, associated mainly with differences in rate of leaf appearance rather than duration of leaf production. The Mexican cultivars produced leaves more quickly throughout growth, and this was repeated under glasshouse conditions. A fast rate of leaf appearance was associated with more spikelets and with faster tillering. Analysis of parental, F1, F2 and backcross populations of one cross showed leaf production rate to be under polygenic control with moderate heritability.
dc.publisher	CSIRO
dc.title	Leaf appearance rate and associated characters in some Mexican and Australian wheats
dc.type	Research
dc.description.version	Journal article
dc.identifier.volume	25
dc.identifier.issue	1