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Photoperiod and vernalisation response of Mediterranean wheats, and implications for adaptation

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375616915
100, Issue 1-3 , pp 377-384
 
Title Photoperiod and vernalisation response of Mediterranean wheats, and implications for adaptation
 
Creator Ferrara, G O
Mosaad, M G
Mahalakshmi, V
Rajaram, S
 
Subject Wheat
 
Description Hexaploid wheat has the largest cultivated area among crop plants due to its adaptability to different agroclimatic regions. A large part of this adaptability depends upon the variation in vernalisation and photoperiod requirements. A better understanding of the genetic control of flowering in wheat, as expressed by vernalisation requirements and photoperiod response, will guide breeders in targeting crosses of different types and will also improve our understanding of regional adaptation requirements. Characterisation of large numbers of breeding lines for photoperiod and vernalisation response in wheat is needed to assign the lines to geographic areas of most probable adaptation. Simple screening methods to quantify the effects of these two factors and their interaction are needed to assist breeding progress. Twenty wheat lines were evaluated for response to photoperiod and vernalisation under two controlled environments and under high ambient air temperatures in field conditions. Vernalised and non vernalised seedlings were transplanted into pots and placed in three photoperiod (8, 12 and 16 h light) cabinets, in the greenhouse or in growth chambers. Days to anthesis decreased with increasing length of photoperiod. Vernalised plants flowered earlier than non vernalised plants. There was a significant correlation between days to anthesis in the greenhouse and the growth chamber (r=0.88, P
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 1998
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6457/1/Euphytica_100_1-3_377-384_1998.pdf
Ferrara, G O and Mosaad, M G and Mahalakshmi, V and Rajaram, S (1998) Photoperiod and vernalisation response of Mediterranean wheats, and implications for adaptation. Euphytica, 100 (1-3). pp. 377-384. ISSN 0014-2336