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Studies on Gene Action and Heterosis for Yield and other Quantitative Traits in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell)

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Title Studies on Gene Action and Heterosis for Yield and other Quantitative Traits in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell)
 
Creator Pal, Dharam
 
Subject 633.11 Wheat
 
Description Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell) is the most widely cultivated cereal and serves as the main source of food for the world's population. Although India occupies the fourth position in acreage (24.09 million hectares), yet it ranks seventh in total production (53.99 million tonnes) among the wheat growing countries (Anonymous, 1990). There has been a substantial increase in the yield of bread wheat after the advent of semi-dwarf varieties. However, with the exploitation of these dwarfing genes through conventional breeding approaches, further improvement in the yield has reached a level beyond which phenomenal increase seems to be rather difficult. This warrants the need of adopting new breeding approaches which might increase the yield potential of wheat cultivars.
 
Date 1993
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/455/1/19216.pdf
Pal, Dharam (1993) Studies on Gene Action and Heterosis for Yield and other Quantitative Traits in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell). PhD thesis thesis, CSKHPKV Palampur.