RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DURATIONS OF VEGETATIVE AND GRAIN FILLING PHASES, YIELD COMPONENTS, AND GRAIN-YIELD IN DURUM-WHEAT CULTIVARS
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DURATIONS OF VEGETATIVE AND GRAIN FILLING PHASES, YIELD COMPONENTS, AND GRAIN-YIELD IN DURUM-WHEAT CULTIVARS
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DOI:
10.2135/cropsci1982.0011183x002200020021x
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
BAKER, RJ
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作者:
GEBEYEHOU, G;KNOTT, DR;BAKER, RJ
In order to study the relationships among grain yield, yield components and duration of the vegetative (pre-anthesis) and grain filling (post-anthesis) periods in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.), field experiments were conducted in 1978 and 1979 under rainfed and in 1979 under irrigated conditions at Saskatoon [Canada]. Path coefficient analysis of pooled correlation coefficients revealed a complex pattern of relationships among the 6 characteristics measured. This pattern was partly hidden in the superficial study of correlation coefficients. Duration of the vegetation period had a positive influence on kernels per spike (r = 0.29) and on kernel weight (r = 0.42) which in turn had postive effects on yield. An increase in number of spikes per m2 appears to be associated with shorter grain filling periods (path coefficient, P = -0.31), fewer kernels per spike (P = -0.34), and lighter kernels (P = -0.50). The negative correlation (r = -0.51) between spikes per m2 and length of the vegetative period imparted an additional complexity to these relationships.