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Relation between Flag Leaf, Yield of Grain and Yield Components in Wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. Rehman Chowdhry,
M. Saleem and
Khurshid Alam
A. Rehman Chowdhry
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Lyallpur, Pakistan
M. Saleem
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Lyallpur, Pakistan
Khurshid Alam
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Lyallpur, Pakistan
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Summary

Phenotypic correlation coefficients of flag leaf blade length, breadth and sheath length with plant height, grain yield and its components were computed in four wheat varieties and their ten F2 crosses. Flag leaf sheath length was positively related to plant height, grain yield and its components in almost all the populations, but little or no such relation occurred with flag leaf blade length and breadth in most cases. The data suggested the possibility of selecting plants with longer flag leaf sheaths, with obvious yield advantage.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1976, pp. 411 - 415
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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