Influence of awns on seed size in spring wheat
Stanisław Jedyński
kghrin@upwr.edu.plKatedra Hodowli Roślin i Nasiennictwa, Akademia Rolnicza, Wrocław (Poland)
Abstract
Awned and awnless F10 and F11 lines derived from three spring wheat hybrids were evaluated in two field experiments. There were no significant differences between the awned and awnless lines for plant height, no. of ears/plant and no. of grains/ear but the awned lines had higher 1000 grain weight which indicated an association of seed size with awns. This was further confirmed in an experiment with 4 pairs of awned and awnless isogenic lines. The grains of awned lines were about 6% heavier.
Keywords:
awns, isogenic lines, seed size, spring wheatReferences
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Stanisław Jedyńskikghrin@upwr.edu.pl
Katedra Hodowli Roślin i Nasiennictwa, Akademia Rolnicza, Wrocław Poland
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